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Love’s Rite

Same-Sex Marriage in India and the West

By: R. Vanita

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Love’s Rite

Same-Sex Marriage in India and the West

By: R. Vanita

This is the first book to examine the same-sex weddings and same-sex couple suicides reported in India over the last two decades. Ruth Vanita examines these cases in the context of a wide variety of same-sex unions, from Fourteenth-century narratives about co-wives who miraculously produce a child together, to Nineteenth-century depictions of ritualized unions between women, to marriages between gay men and lesbians arranged over the internet. Examining the changing legal, literary, religious and social Indian and Euro-American traditions within which same-sex unions are embedded, she brings a fresh perspective to the gay marriage debate, suggesting that same-sex marriage dwells not at the margins but at the heart of culture. Love's Rites by Ruth Vanita is a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award.

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1403981604

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The Dharma of Justice in the Sanskrit Epics

Debates on Gender, Varna, and Species

By: Ruth Vanita

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The Dharma of Justice in the Sanskrit Epics

Debates on Gender, Varna, and Species

By: Ruth Vanita

This book shows that many characters in the Sanskrit epics - men and women of all varnas and mixed-varna - discuss and criticize discrimination based on gender, varna, poverty, age, and disability. On the basis of philosophy, logic and devotion, these characters argue that such categories are ever-changing, mixed and ultimately unreal therefore humans should be judged on the basis of their actions, not birth. The book explores the dharmas of singleness, friendship, marriage, parenting, and ruling. Bhakta poets such as Kabir, Tulsidas, Rahim and Raidas drew on ideas and characters from the epics to present a vision of oneness. Justice is indivisible, all bodies are made of the same matter, all beings suffer, and all consciousnesses are akin. This book makes the radical argument that in the epics, kindness to animals, the dharma available to all, is inseparable from all other forms of dharma.

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Oxford University Press

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0192676016

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The Dharma of Justice in the Sanskrit Epics

Debates on Gender, Varna, and Species

By: Ruth Vanita

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The Dharma of Justice in the Sanskrit Epics

Debates on Gender, Varna, and Species

By: Ruth Vanita

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Gandhi's Tiger and Sita's Smile

Essays on Gender, Sexuality, and Culture

By: Ruth Vanita

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Gandhi's Tiger and Sita's Smile

Essays on Gender, Sexuality, and Culture

By: Ruth Vanita

Gandhi's Tiger and Sita's Smile presents a collection of compelling essays which interrogate a variety of Indian texts and contexts along intersecting axes of gender, nation, and desire. The primary theme that weaves these varied essays together, written at different points of time with varying focal points of interest, is intertextuality. Vanita examines the way in which medieval texts speak to each other and draw on earlier canonical works, rewriting and transforming narrative in a spirit of respectful conversation. She also looks at modern texts, such as nineteenth-century poetry and twentieth-century fiction and cinema, as they converse with each other and with older texts. In doing so, she tries to explore how such pre-modern and modern texts are received in later periods or by other cultures in the same period. These captivating and intensely thought-provoking writings demonstrate the author's superb ability to turn the norm, whether Right-wing or Left-Wing, on its head, and find a fresh way to appreciate diversity and change, and the valuable dialogue they give rise to.

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Yoda Press

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8190227254

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On the Edge

100 Years of Hindi Fiction on Same-Sex Desire

By: Ruth Vanita

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On the Edge

100 Years of Hindi Fiction on Same-Sex Desire

By: Ruth Vanita

On the Edge is a first-of-its-kind collection of short stories and extracts from novels centred on theme of same-sex desire, translated from the original Hindi. The sixteen beautiful and provocative stories featured here (published between 1927 and 2022) include classic works by Asha Sahay, Premchand, Ugra, Rajkamal Chaudhuri, Geetanjali Shree, Sara Rai and Rajendra Yadav, among others. An important anthology, On the Edge shifts the focus on stories and characters who have, for far too long, remained in the shadows and brings them (and us) into the light.

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Penguin Random House India Private Limited

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9357082581

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9789357082587

Dancing with the Nation

Courtesans in Bombay Cinema

By: Ruth Vanita

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Dancing with the Nation

Courtesans in Bombay Cinema

By: Ruth Vanita

Indian cinema is the only body of world cinema that depicts courtesans as important characters. In early films courtesan characters transmitted Indian classical dance, music and aesthetics to large audiences. They represent the nation's past, tracing their heritage to the fourth-century Kamasutra and to nineteenth-century courtly cultures, but they are also the first group of modern women in Hindi films. They are working professionals living on their own or in matrilineal families. Like male protagonists, they travel widely and develop networks of friends and chosen kin. They have relations with men outside marriage and become single mothers. Courtesan films are heroine-oriented and almost every major female actor has played this role. Challenging received wisdom, Vanita demonstrates that a larger number of courtesans in Bombay cinema are Hindu and indeterminate than are Muslim, and that films depict their culture as hybrid Hindu-Muslim, not Islamicate. Courtesans speak in the ambiguous voice of the modern nation, inviting spectators to seize pleasure here and now but also to search for the meaning of life. Vanita's groundbreaking study of courtesans and courtesan imagery in 235 films brings fresh evidence to show that the courtesan figure shapes the modern Indian erotic, political and religious imagination.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1501334441

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Dancing with the Nation

Courtesans in Bombay Cinema

By: Ruth Vanita

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Dancing with the Nation

Courtesans in Bombay Cinema

By: Ruth Vanita

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1501334433

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A Play of Light

Selected Poems

By: Ruth Vanita

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A Play of Light

Selected Poems

By: Ruth Vanita

Experience the precise unobtrusive writing of Ruth Vanita and its powerful influence. Her poetry explores absences and distances, focusing on the complex dynamics of relationships. Vanita's poetry explores the theme of absences and distances, focusing on the complex dynamics of relationships. She combines ancient myths with current events, embracing experimentation with form and metre. Discover Vanita's spellbinding fascination as she weaves past and present, leaving readers with an imprint that will last a lifetime. Vanita has a quiet, firm and self-assured voice that treats even the raucous with classical containment... It is a voice one would like to hear more often. - Keki N. Daruwalla

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Queer Ink

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1922605034

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Murder for Mother

By: Ruth Rendell

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Murder for Mother

By: Ruth Rendell

How many mothers might prefer a more challenging gift than candy or flowers? Murder for Mother is a new collection of all-original mysteries where mothers play every conceivable role--from sleuth to witness to victim. These mostly cozy-style mysteries are guaranteed to make a delightful diversion for any mother who has a taste for whodunits.

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0451180364

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9780451180360

Supreme Ambition

Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover

By: Ruth Marcus

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Supreme Ambition

Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover

By: Ruth Marcus

The Washington Post journalist and legal expert Ruth Marcus goes behind the scenes to document the inside story of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation battle and the Republican plot to take over the Supreme Court—thirty years in the making—in this “impressively reported, highly insightful, and rollicking good read” (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 2018 the Kavanaugh drama unfolded so fast it seemed to come out of nowhere. With the power of the #MeToo movement behind her, a terrified but composed Christine Blasey Ford walked into a Senate hearing room to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual assault. This unleashed unprecedented fury from a Supreme Court nominee who accused Democrats of a “calculated and orchestrated political hit.” But behind this showdown was a much bigger one. The Washington Post journalist and legal expert Ruth Marcus documents the thirty-year mission by conservatives to win a majority on the Supreme Court and the lifelong ambition of Brett Kavanaugh to secure his place in that victory. The reporting in Supreme Ambition is full of revealing and weighty headlines, as Marcus answers the most pressing questions surrounding this historical moment: How did Kavanaugh get the nomination? Was Blasey Ford’s testimony credible? What does his confirmation mean for the future of the court? Were the Democrats outgunned from the start? On the way, she uncovers secret White House meetings, intense lobbying efforts, private confrontations on Capitol Hill, and lives forever upended on both coasts. This “extraordinarily detailed” (The Washington Post) page-turner traces how Brett Kavanaugh deftly maneuvered to become the nominee and how he quashed resistance from Republicans and from a president reluctant to reward a George W. Bush loyalist. It shows a Republican party that had concluded Kavanaugh was too big to fail, with senators and the FBI ignoring potentially devastating evidence against him. And it paints a picture of Democratic leaders unwilling to engage in the no-holds-barred partisan warfare that might have defeated the nominee. In the tradition of The Brethren and The Power Broker, Supreme Ambition is the definitive account of a pivotal moment in modern history, one that will shape the judicial system of America for generations to come.

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Simon & Schuster

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1982123877

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9781982123871

Global Gender Constitutionalism and Women's Citizenship

By: Ruth Rubio-Marin

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Global Gender Constitutionalism and Women's Citizenship

By: Ruth Rubio-Marin

Considers whether and how constitutions have affirmed women's equal citizenship status, from the birth of constitutionalism to the present.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107177022

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Promoting Nonprofit Organizations

A Reputation Management Approach

By: Ruth Ellen Kinzey

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Promoting Nonprofit Organizations

A Reputation Management Approach

By: Ruth Ellen Kinzey

Promoting Nonprofit Organizations is a practical guide to developing and implementing a strategic public relations program to enhance a nonprofit’s reputation. The ways in which businesses – both for-profit and not-for-profit – communicate with customers has changed dramatically in recent years. Coupled with economic uncertainty, nonprofits have had to adopt a leaner operational mode, further underlining the need for organizations to take advantage of all the promotion strategies available to them. This book: Discusses why public relations and reputation management go hand-in-hand with marketing efforts Offers a step-by-step guide to develop a public relations strategy Considers the importance of nonprofit sustainable citizenship Provides tips for reputation enhancement using a range of tools, such as social media and board ambassadorship Guides the reader in developing a reputation approach to crisis communication management Highly practical in its approach, this book is a great guide for students in public relations and nonprofit management courses, as well as for professionals seeking to enhance the success of their nonprofit organization.

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Routledge

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1136495940

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9781136495946

Family Matters

Adoption and Foster Care in Children's Literature

By: Ruth Lyn Meese

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Family Matters

Adoption and Foster Care in Children's Literature

By: Ruth Lyn Meese

This volume is designed to give librarians and teachers guidance on the subject of adoption and foster care—both as themes in children's literature and as issues affecting many students. To help librarians and teachers gain a deeper understanding of this sensitive subject, Family Matters: Adoption and Foster Care in Children's Literature takes a close look at 115 works of children's literature that have themes related to adoption and foster care, including many that have received the Newberry Award, Caldecott Award, or other prestigious honors from the American Library Association. Family Matters is not just a digest of titles. It is an expert resource for addressing adoption and foster care in the classroom, both as a literary subject and as a personal issue with students. The book opens with an historical overview of adoption and foster care, then reviews level-appropriate titles by age group—K-grade 2, grades 3-5, and grades 6-8. Coverage includes discussions of the impact of adoption and foster care on normal development, as well as suggestions for safe language to use in the classroom, and fun, effective activities for each title.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1591587832

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9781591587835

A Play of Light

By: Ruth Vanita

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A Play of Light

By: Ruth Vanita

In Some Of The Most Striking Poems In This Volume, The Poet Experiments With Form And Meter, Often Juxtaposing Age-Old Myths With Contemporary Events To Create Poems Of Extraordinary Power And Beauty. Ruth Vanitha Makes A Quite Impact With Her Lucid And Understated Style.

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0670857645

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9780670857647

Gandhi's Tiger and Sita's Smile

Essays on Gender, Sexuality, and Culture

By: Ruth Vanita

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Gandhi's Tiger and Sita's Smile

Essays on Gender, Sexuality, and Culture

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Yoda Press

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8190227254

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Sappho and the Virgin Mary

Same-sex Love and the English Literary Imagination

By: Ruth Vanita

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Sappho and the Virgin Mary

Same-sex Love and the English Literary Imagination

By: Ruth Vanita

This work looks at the legacy of love between women in the English canon from romantic to postcolonial literature. It examines layers of homoeroticism in works by male and female authors, and demonstrates the place of lesbian desire in the Western literary imagination.

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0231105509

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9780231105507

Ruth

Relationships That Bring Life

By: Ruth Haley Barton

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Ruth

Relationships That Bring Life

By: Ruth Haley Barton

Bring Hope, Faith, and Love to Your Relationships. The biblical character of Ruth was striking in her capacity to bring life to her relationships. Even in the midst of tragedy and difficulty, her presence blessed and influenced friends and strangers in her community, the man she grew to love, her children, and her in-laws. This six-week Fisherman Bible Studyguide uses Ruth's story to help you reflect on your own relationships and the ways in which God might be inviting you to move different ways--ways that will lead you into life-giving patterns of relating with others. Fisherman Bible Studyguides offer: * Penetrating questions that generate discussion * Flexible format for group or individual needs * Helpful leader’s notes * Emphasis on daily application of Bible truth

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0877888655

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Ruth

Relationships That Bring Life

By: Ruth Haley Barton

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Relationships That Bring Life

By: Ruth Haley Barton

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0307565092

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The Scoop on Ruth

All in the Family, Sense and Nun-sense, Along the Way, the P" Source"

By: Ruth M. Penksa, gnsh

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The Scoop on Ruth

All in the Family, Sense and Nun-sense, Along the Way, the P" Source"

By: Ruth M. Penksa, gnsh

What's "The Scoop on Ruth"? When you open the book you will enter my world and discover what I have been about. It is a tell all, an honest revelation. That world begins with "All in the Family' and the people and events where growing up happens. In "Sense and Nun-sense" you will be privy to some events even to this day hidden from Sister Superior- like "The Chocolate Cover-Up". Then "Along the Way" there are defining moments and people that ultimately influence us to become who we are.Yes, even when a good Catholic girl flunks Communion. The final section "The 'P' Source" began in the novitiate when no talent me was encouraged to write "gospels". My creative pen found other modes of expression, into writing prayers, greetings, or capturing events. And, there is room for your story to come alive here. It's because I was a copy cat. I borrowed Jesus' style. So, if the parable fits....

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1438953607

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9781438953601

Ruth Burrows

Essential Writings

By: Jones, Michelle

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Ruth Burrows

Essential Writings

By: Jones, Michelle

Ruth Burrows is the pen name of Sister Rachel, OCD, a nun in the Carmelite monastery in Quidenham, England, and the author of more than a dozen books on prayer and the mystical life. Describing the central theme that runs throughout her work, she writes: "God offers himself in total love to each one of us. Our part is to open our hearts to receive the gift." That theme is reflected in the writings assembled here.

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Orbis Books

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1608337758

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9781608337750

Woman of Wisdom

Threads of Covenant Woven through the Pages of Ruth

By: Ruth Coghill,Alma Petersen

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Woman of Wisdom

Threads of Covenant Woven through the Pages of Ruth

By: Ruth Coghill,Alma Petersen

What does it mean to live “in covenant” with the Living God? Woman of Wisdom guides you to discover the answer to that question. Ruth Coghill and Alma Petersen utilize the book of Ruth to emphasize covenant’s practical application for today. You’ll be drawn into God’s eternal purpose for us to enter into an intimate relationship with Him. Expect to be transformed as you enter into a profound and life-changing covenant relationship with the Lord God Almighty through this WOW study of His Word. — Lisa Elliott, inspirational speaker and award-winning author of The Ben Ripple and Dancing in the Rain

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Word Alive Press

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1486617174

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Biography of "Ruth with the Truth" Wardell

Missionary to the Jewish People

By: Ruth Wardell,Jeffrey Gutterman

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Biography of "Ruth with the Truth" Wardell

Missionary to the Jewish People

By: Ruth Wardell,Jeffrey Gutterman

Picture a beautiful patchwork quilt put together by good friends and you will understand and welcome this intimate portrait of Ruth Wardell, a passionate believer and friend of the Jewish people. Ruth tells her story with the help of author Jeffrey Gutterman and photos contributed for the special occasion of celebrating Ruth's life. Following Ruth's life story is to follow developments in the Messianic Jewish community that emerged during her lifetime from just a few congregations to a worldwide phenomenon. She is credited with leading Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum to faith in his Messiah, leading to the founding of Ariel Ministries and an international Bible teaching ministry and outreach to Jewish people.-- Publisher's statement

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1935174088

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9781935174080

Ruth and Naomi

A Story of Friendship, Growth, and Change

By: Elizabeth Ruth Obbard

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Ruth and Naomi

A Story of Friendship, Growth, and Change

By: Elizabeth Ruth Obbard

In a retelling of the story of Ruth, this book offers an opportunity to see the Scriptural truth in our own lives and to value the sanctity and depth of each human life, with each chapter ending with a prayer that emphasizes the theme of human love being the root of all that is good.

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0867165030

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9780867165036

Letters from Ruth

By: Ruth Stewart Fajfr,Ruth Stewart

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Letters from Ruth

By: Ruth Stewart Fajfr,Ruth Stewart

Out of a lifetime of counseling women through her vast correspondence came these letters written by Bible teacher and missionary, Ruth Stewart Fajfr. In them she shares the lessons the Lord has taught this saint of God over the years.

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1566320267

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