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Jul 21
Jul 21 THE INADEQUACY OF WORDS - Boyd Wilson

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Jul 16
Jul 16 YOU ARE HERE - Sarah James

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Jul 14
Jul 14 THE GOD IN THE GULLY - Morgan Guyton

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Jul 9
Jul 9 WILL I PRAY A LIE - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

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Jul 7
Jul 7 HOPE OF ISOLATION - Gayle Evers

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Jul 6
Jul 6 ENNIO MORRICONE - WHO COULD MAKE US FEEL SOMETHING REAL

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Jul 2
Jul 2 SOMETIMES WHEN WE ADD TO SOMETHING, WE SUBTRACT FROM IT - Steve Daugherty

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Jun 30
Jun 30 THE PLAGUE - Alli Marshall

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Jun 18
Jun 18 A PANDEMIC AND A FUNERAL - Katherine Savage

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Jun 9
Jun 9 MORAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE MODERN AGE - Sarah James

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WHAT BARBARIANS ARE FOR - Glenn Jordan
Jun 5

Jun 5 WHAT BARBARIANS ARE FOR - Glenn Jordan

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Jun 4
Jun 4 CRAWLING TOWARDS DIVERSITY: Reflections On The Arts & Faith Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films - Kenneth R. Morefield

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AN ODE FOR MOTHER - Jasmin Pittman Morrell
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Jun 2 AN ODE FOR MOTHER - Jasmin Pittman Morrell

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May 30
May 30 THE RECOVERY TOOLBOX - Boyd Wilson

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May 26
May 26 REJUVENTATION - Helen McClements

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May 19
May 19 WEATHERING - Andrew Taylor-Troutman

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May 15
May 15 MOMENTS IN THE PAST THAT PREPARED ME FOR THIS ONE - Donna Schaper

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DRIVEWAYS: ONE OF THE MOST MOVING FILMS OF THE YEAR - Andrew Johnson
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May 5 DRIVEWAYS: ONE OF THE MOST MOVING FILMS OF THE YEAR - Andrew Johnson

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Apr 29
Apr 29 WALKING WITH MARY IN THE QUARANTINE - Laura Hope-Gill

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Apr 27
Apr 27 THE GRACE OF A MOMENT - Elisabeth Ivey

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