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SURVIVOR’S GUILT VS. SURVIVOR’S GRIEF - Tamara L. Hanna
Nov 5

Nov 5 SURVIVOR’S GUILT VS. SURVIVOR’S GRIEF - Tamara L. Hanna

Jasmin Morrell

Oct 24
Oct 24 WHAT MATTERS MOST ABOUT POLITICS - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins
THE FIRST DUTY OF LOVE - George Viney
Oct 23

Oct 23 THE FIRST DUTY OF LOVE - George Viney

Jasmin Morrell

Oct 23
Oct 23 SERVICEBERRY TREE - Leigh Pittenger

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Oct 3
Oct 3 WITHOUT ASHEVILLE THERE WOULD BE NO PORCH

Gareth Higgins

Sep 23
Sep 23 EL CAMINO DE HOSPICIO - Brian Ammons

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Sep 23
Sep 23 BLACKBERRY PICKING TIME - Shan Overton

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Sep 13
Sep 13 SONNET FOR THE LAST DAYS - Ed Simon

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Sep 13
Sep 13 THERE ARE NO DESPICABLE PEOPLE - Gareth Higgins

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Sep 11
Sep 11 A TRUTH AND TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY - Melvin Bray

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Sep 3
Sep 3 YOU ARE CHANGING THE WORLD, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT - David LaMotte

Gareth Higgins

Sep 3
Sep 3 THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF KITH AND KIN - Clare Bryden

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Aug 22
Aug 22 LIFEBOAT WISDOM - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins

Aug 22
Aug 22 DO YOU NEED TO FIND YOUR VOICE? - James Navé

Gareth Higgins

Aug 9
Aug 9 GREATER THAN OUR SUFFERING - Jon Warner

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Jul 18
Jul 18 WADING INTO MYSTERY - Katherine Hauswirth

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Jul 11
Jul 11 HOSPICE/HOME - Gareth Higgins

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Jun 5
Jun 5 VOCATION AND TRANSFORMATIVE STORYTELLING - Brian Ammons

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Jun 5
Jun 5 WALKING WITH RAPTURE - Jasmin Pittman

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May 29
May 29 THE SUMMIT IS NOT THE POINT - Gareth Higgins

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