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Christmas stories, told and retold

by Rich Kordesh December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

When I was a very little boy, Dad built a miniature Christmas stable. I grew up seeing the brown wood structure sitting under the soft, green, pine branches each December, with the infant Jesus lying in the manger, Joseph and Mary standing by their son’s side, cattle and sheep resting indoors and out, and a […]

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The path through the forest

by Rich Kordesh November 8, 2022November 8, 2022
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On the first day of first grade, I ditched

by Rich Kordesh October 4, 2022October 4, 2022
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The angel in my seat

by Rich Kordesh August 2, 2022August 2, 2022
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I couldn’t just leave: a Fathers’ Day reminiscence

by Rich Kordesh June 14, 2022June 14, 2022
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Renew our churches, inner and outer

by Rich Kordesh April 19, 2022April 19, 2022
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What will be the work of home?

by Rich Kordesh March 1, 2022March 1, 2022
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Coming, going, and being home

by Rich Kordesh January 12, 2022January 12, 2022
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Finding the time to listen

by Rich Kordesh November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
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It was just a little icing

by Rich Kordesh October 12, 2021October 12, 2021

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