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The Lamb’s War by Lois Kieffaber November 12, 2017

I’ve always had trouble with the idea of original sin – I used to think that Pride was the original sin — that Adam and Eve decided they knew better than God what would be good for them to eat … Continue reading

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Who is Philemon? by Mary Anne Vigil

Who is Philemon?         I read this text imaginatively, putting myself in their shoes. I researched the cultural, political and religious scenes of the time. I came across more than I expected. Philemon is not just a simple letter to a … Continue reading

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From Clay Tablets to Social Media

The quest for information about events within and surrounding one’s community has been part of humanities history.  Packaged within a wider desire for knowledge about the world that surrounds us is the desire for power on one hand and survival … Continue reading

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The City of God

I stopped watching news on television about a decade ago; actually it was probably about the time we were being told that we had to go to war against Iraq because Sadam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. This was … Continue reading

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