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It’s the middle of autumn. November. A wintry wind has been whirling around my world the last week or so. This wind knocked the power out twice within a week, which was less than pleasant for me. A power outage is a very reliable trigger for me, one that ramps…
● Latest Articles
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Twenty-Eight
28 is a perfect number. In mathematics, a perfect number is a number that is equal to the sum of all of its factors. Think…
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You Have Spiritual Gifts (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Third Sunday after Epiphany. The text I preached on was 1 Corinthians…
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Twenty-Seven (Guest Post)
This entry in the “Numbers” series was written by guest writer Pete Barry. Pete is the screenwriter of the upcoming film Marian. He is also an award-winning…
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Twenty-Six
Ever hear of gematria? Gematria is a method of assigning numerical value to a Hebrew name, word, or phrase based on its letters. The way…
● About Me
I’m Michael, the author of this blog. I search for meaning through walking labyrinths, through exploring my Christian faith and my experience of depression, through preaching, and through writing about it for you.
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