Non-Striving Judy (not her real name) meets with me for spiritual direction. She sat looking a bit defeated. As she spoke her arms and shoulders did an impression of Alfred E. Neuman’s signature shrug. She was presenting a problem as old as history itself. (Later in this article I will tell you the Biblical version of […]
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Almost 20 years ago, newly engaged to Jane and working in LA, but not quite ordained as a rabbi, I met a man who would become my best friend – Laurence Keene. Back then, he was both an active minister and professor. And, back then, I had scant knowledge about the Christian Bible. Larry gave
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