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In ThIs Issue
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PASTORAL PRAYER
by Matt Rosencrans

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RETHINKINg PEACEMAKINg,
REIMAgININg OURSELVES
by Allison Paksoy

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FOUR WAYS TO BE A BETTER ALLY
by Verdell A. Wright

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IT'S NOT THE SEPARATION OF
CHURCH & POLITICS
by Rev. W. Benjamin Boswell

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DON'T SAY A WORD
by Jenuine Poetess

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RESISTANCE DURINg WORLD WAR I:
Implications for Today
by Andrew Bolton

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COLOUR-CODED: Decolonising Hearts,
Minds & Spirits
by Lee McKenna

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MEXICO ACOgE A UN gRUPO
DE ESTUDIANTES SIRIOS PARA qUE
COMPLETEN SUS ESTUDIO/ MEXICO
WELCOMES SYRIAN STUDENTS TO
COMPLETE THEIR STUDIES
by Elen Reina

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LET US REASON TOgETHER
by	Judge	Wendell	Griffen

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SOMETHINg BIg FOR SOMETHINg
gOOD
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