Five Poems to Read on Veteran's Day
In Flanders Fields by John Mccrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the...
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Jan 23, 2017
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Jan 16, 2017
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Jan 4, 2017
The Demands of the Mountain
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Advent Week Four: Love
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Dec 13, 2016
Podcast Episode 54: Martyrs, Not Saints
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Week two of Rabbit Room Advent brings us a poem by Chris Yokel with an illustration by Stephen Hesselman. Don’t forget to share the story!
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