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March 28, 2014

A Chance Meeting and God’s Grace

This post is in honor of my friend, Jim Connell. He was recently diagnosed with cancer, and I have been told he is not doing well. I have been meaning to tell our story. His sickness and thinking about our time together challenged me to finally put it to paper. I walked into the sanctuary […]

Tagged Dostoevsky, grace, Moscow, Raskolnikov, russia, St. Petersburg. 1 Comment
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