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You can tell a pilgrim …
Before I took my first steps on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage a couple of years ago, I first had to choose my shell—the symbol for St James the Apostle. Along the roadways and paths of the 800-kilometre trek across … Continue reading
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It’s ok to fall (4): It’s the only way
It’s only the second Sunday in Lent. Time seems to drag during this long, hard season. At least Advent — a similar season of preparation, repentance, and waiting — is only four weeks long; things seem to go faster in … Continue reading
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It’s ok to fall (3): Jesus leads us there
The beginning of a story introduces the characters, but it also sets things up for what readers can expect later in the book. The writer of a good story will craft, early on, a good ‘set up’ for the plot … Continue reading
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It’s ok to fall (1): Jesus lets us
There’s a bouncy feel to the rhythm of Mark’s story-telling. I can track the Gospel of Mark on a chart in terms of highs and lows: The highs are the remarkable, miraculous, inexplicable even sensational events witnessed by story-tellers. Beginning … Continue reading
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