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Your Purpose

Posted on September 9, 2017 by

“The purpose of your life did not begin with you, and it will not end with you.” ~from The Wishing Map

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Facing Life

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

We were put in this world to help each other do both. ~The Wishing Map

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Real Diversity

Posted on June 8, 2017 by

Somewhere in the lush undergrowth of G.K. Chesterton’s essays is a delightful little piece about tolerance. In this essay, Chesterton avers that, because we crave diversity (the ultimate human adventure) some of us move away from our parochial towns or … Continue reading →

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Mixed Blessings (Continued)

Posted on January 13, 2017 by

Part Two: Oil and Water (To read Part One, click here) Now, about that woman I was “destined to marry”… I was leading the performing artists group at a large church in Southern California. There was a creative intellectual in … Continue reading →

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What Lies Ahead

Posted on January 8, 2017 by

“If you continue in my word, then you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ~John 8:31-32

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The Wishing Map 7

Posted on April 6, 2016 by

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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Two: Aunt Aloysia (continued) Previously: Zack and Gina had begun to fight just as the mysterious Objects in the Dore…

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The Wishing Map 114

Posted on December 9, 2015 by

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Two: Everything (Continued) Previously: Terrified by recurring prophetic dreams, Gina and Zack forced themselves to stay awake for days. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ When nerve endings are stressed badly enough, the … Continue reading →

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