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Via Maris

Short Story Blog

Q&A

Q&A

Q. Why the title, Via Maris? A. It’s where Jesus walked, the region in which his influence began. Some 300 years before Christ, the network of Roman roads, the viae Romanae, began to extend the empire’s reach, eventually reaching Gaul, Britain, Asia and Africa. For...

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Ascent To Grace

Shame & Grace Blog

About Ascent to Grace

About Ascent to Grace

About Ascent to Grace Healing the Wounds of Shame Through the Power of God’s Grace Fresh out of seminary, new degree in hand, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of shame. When Dally, a mid-thirty woman, walked into my office, sat down and began to tell me her...

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Potpourri

Essays & Stuff Blog

A CONTRAST AND COMPARISON

A CONTRAST AND COMPARISON

A CONTRAST AND COMPARISON OF THE BEGINNING AND ENDING OF JESUS' EARTHLY MINISTRY LUKE 5:1-11 (CSB) As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, he was standing by Lake Gennesaret. He saw two boats at the edge of the lake; the fishermen had left them and...

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Erethia

Children’s Stories Blog

The Gryffon

The Gryffon

The Gryffon A line of orange fire stretched across the eastern horizon.  Soaring down, away from the chill of the mountains, the gryffon welcomed the rising sun.  He spread his six wings into a glide and stretched his tired muscles, glad that it would be a pleasant...

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