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Hope is a Two-Way Street
When we think of the gift of Hope, at least in the theological sense, we often think about it as a one-way trip. God gives to us, and we receive. Recently, I heard a reflection on Hope titled, “Two-way Traffic,” which gave me food for thought. Two Way Traffic “‘Life is not a one-way street,’…
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I Am the Vine, You Are the Branches – Delivering Hope
Jn 15: 1-8 Jesus said to his disciples:“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit,and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit.You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.Remain in me,…
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The Bells of Hope
I was walking on the well-worn cobblestones in the old market town in the west of England. Melksham was Thomas Hardy countryside (Tess of the Turbeville’s, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and many others) and was still marked with the signs of an era gone by. The tiny, terraced homes and cottages led the way towards…
A Spiritual Break
because we all need one…