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Genesis 11

The Tower of One Voice [Poem as Reading the Bible] In the beginningafter the waters had forgottenthe shape of the flood, the whole earth spoke one language, one breath moving through every mouth,one sound rising from the human family. And … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 11

— Learning to Discern The Lord speaks to Moses and Aaron, not only about worship inside the sanctuary, but about what enters the body, what is eaten, what is touched, what is carried, what is clean, and what is unclean. … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 8

— When Hands Are Set Apart [Poem as Reading the Bible] The Lord says, Gather the people. Bring Aaron. Bring his sons. Bring the garments. Bring the oil. Bring the offering. Bring everything needed for the work of holiness. And … Continue reading →

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Genesis Three

[Poem – as reading the Bible] In the cool of the morning, the garden breathed softly— a world still young, still unbroken, still shimmering with the quiet hope of God’s first whisper: Begin. The man and the woman walked among … Continue reading →

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Genesis Two

[Poem – As Reading the Bible] When the first dawn finished its long climb over the newborn world, God rested— not in weariness, but in wonder. Creation stood before Him like a child taking its first breath. And from that … Continue reading →

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Psalm 23

[Poem – As Reading the Bible] — The Shepherd Within The Lord is my shepherd. I am not alone. When the road becomestoo long, when my hands grow tiredof carryingwhat tomorrow may bring, God leads metoward stillness. Not towarda life … Continue reading →

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Genesis One

[Poem – As Reading the Bible] – “This is the song of my soul. This is my way of being with God — as a tenelach, walking where the Word breathes.” In the beginning, before clocks, before breath, before the … Continue reading →

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Beyond Religion

I widen the self—a river growing through silence,even as the world tries to erase silencewith noise, machines,endless invitations to become something else. Still, I seek the quiet:the breath before dawn,the small interior roomwhere the soul remembers how to listen. Rituals … Continue reading →

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“Meeting After a Quarter Century Passed”

This afternoon, the children of the mockingbirds gathered on the backyard fence, speaking all at once, as though they knew someone precious had come home. Two little puppies rested upon the grass, their breathing slower than the summer wind. The … Continue reading →

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“Living in the Well”

—while in conversation with Rev. Tim Riss There are those who spend a lifetime living inside a well. The sky above them is neither false nor complete. It is simply the measure their eyes have learned. To know the boundary … Continue reading →

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