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A Fear of Whales
What’s Up With The Title?
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rgaffney
Well it’s a Jonah reference. Obviously. But it’s more than that. C.S. Lewis identified himself as “The Most Reluctant Convert,” which is an idea I could relate to, except that I was never really converted (of if I was, it happened before I could talk) My father was a pastor, and during my early childhood…
Fear 2.0
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rgaffney
Welcome, welcome all Beliefnet readers. It’s great to have you here. As you can see this is not the first blog post I’ve written. it’s just the first I’ve written HERE. I’ve had a grand total of 5 hosts so far. Hopefully this one will last, at least for a good long while! I thought…
Jesus Gave Blood For You
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rgaffney
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Beliefnet is delighted to bring you the clever observations of Ryan Gaffney, a campus minister at the University of Kansas. Like Jonah in the Bible, he’s not particularly frightened by big fish, but like you and me has to deal with that fear that grips us when God puts a burden on our hearts … and we…
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