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All the Wonders


Taking Root
This morning I saw wildflowers blooming, Rooted in the cleft of a rock. Petals waved like Delicate violet water spouts. How can it be?...

betharichardson
Jun 22, 20191 min read
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Surviving Exile
By the rivers of Babylon— there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For...

betharichardson
Oct 15, 20171 min read
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Hate, Emboldened
Hate, emboldened, Steps out of a closet, Packs a suitcase, And drives to Virginia. Hate, emboldened, Does not feel the need To cover up...

betharichardson
Aug 15, 20171 min read
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Wisdom from Bonhoeffer
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” - Dietrich...

betharichardson
Apr 11, 20152 min read
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On Injustice, Advent, and Jubilee
Repost from the Alive Now blog. I was standing on the street visiting with an African-American friend when a car containing mutual...

betharichardson
Dec 10, 20142 min read
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Love and Light
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.- - Martin Luther King, Jr....

betharichardson
Nov 25, 20141 min read
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Jubilee ... and Native American Heritage Month
Repost from Alive Now's blog. I don't know where to start in sharing the thoughts and feelings that swirl around in me. November is...

betharichardson
Nov 21, 20142 min read
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A Grain of Wheat
Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears...

betharichardson
Mar 11, 20141 min read
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