On Getting the Whole Story

Psalms, The Phantom of the Opera, and a Mask. November, 2011.  The New Testament Concealed, the Old Testament RevealedWhen Rich surprised me with a Kindle in September, I underestimated the impact it would have on my reading habits. I take it with me to doctor’s appointments and skip the tired stack of ancient magazines. I  look […]


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Wow! is it the holiday season? — Best regards, Sheila sheilalagrand.com


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There and Back Again: Holy, Holy, Holy

Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows. Chicago. 2009. Sunday Flooding Sunday in church I cried. It wasn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last, I don’t think. But this past Sunday, as our congregation sang “Holy, Holy, Holy,” tears rolled down my face as if I were chopping onions. Or grieving. I was […]


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There and Back Again: Holy, Holy, Holy

Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows. Chicago. 2009. Sunday Flooding Sunday in church I cried. It wasn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last, I don’t think. But this past Sunday, as our congregation sang “Holy, Holy, Holy,” tears rolled down my face as if I were chopping onions. Or grieving. I was […]


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There and Back Again: Holy, Holy, Holy

Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows. Chicago. 2009. Sunday Flooding Sunday in church I cried. It wasn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last, I don’t think. But this past Sunday, as our congregation sang “Holy, Holy, Holy,” tears rolled down my face as if I were chopping onions. Or grieving. I was […]


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