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#44: MTA Shuttle

Miracle The first miracle attributed to the man called Jesus involved alcohol. Those who take a cabernet with Communion really appreciate that detail. And whether or not water actually turned into wine or if the author of John was intent on proving the divinity of a human being, it is still called a miraculous story.…

#24X: Bellevue Express

Thanksgiving “It hurts when they use those paddles. Feels like you’ve been kicked in the chest. I got kicked three times.” It was the fourth Thursday of November and Bob was back. We had met a few weeks prior when his name was on the list of official requests for a chaplain visit. What I…

#43: Hickory Hills

All Saints’ Day “I will go anywhere I hear her name.” That’s the line I remember from a 2011 memorial service held at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital for parents who had lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death. The annual event was set aside for especially tender loss and as the…

#76: Madison Connector

Babel I spent half of my first 18 years in two residences without a permanent foundation. Until the age of five, it was a singlewide trailer. From 14 through 18, it was a double. Trailers (or mobile homes, if you want it to sound a little less poor) are common in rural Appalachia, as I’m…

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