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Ghost Towns, Blowing in the Wind, Gone with the Wind, In Search of….What?
I once had a seminary professor for homiletics – “the art of preaching” (or as the dictionary puts it, “the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons”) – who sniffed and dismissed the Old Testament book of … Continue reading →
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