
Walking by the Sea
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Every Wednesday during the school year, my divinity school hosted a service in the small chapel on campus. It was a sparsely-attended affair all fall and winter until we got to...
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Read MoreIn my work, I help trauma survivors experience healing. Sometimes after experiencing a trauma, a client feels ‘unclean’ and undeserving of positive life experiences, limiting themselves and keeping their world small....
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