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The Well-lived Life and Love II. – “Eros”
I remember well the first time I preached for one of my congregations on this second kind of love that is appropriate and important to the well-lived life. The reaction of at least a few of the Presbyterian Women’s Association … Continue reading →
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The Rev. Dr.'s Musings on Nature, Life & Belief 