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Julie’s Jar, “Good Grief”
~Good Grief~ Mike and I attended a symposium recently at Claremont School of Theology. It was co-sponsored by Forest Lawn and the topic was “Traumatic Death and Suicide”. Over 100
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Julie’s Jar, “A Welcoming Word”
~A Welcoming Word~ How do most people find FCC Pomona for the first time? Over 90% of first time visitors find us on the internet. Many of them are looking
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Julie’s Jar, “What Is The Opposite of Presence?”
What is the opposite of presence? Christian writer John O’Donohue writes that the opposite of presence is not absence. Absence leaves a feeling of longing, an energy that lingers for
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Julie’s Jar, “Women’s Convocation Reflection”
~Women’s Convocation Reflection~ I attended the Women’s Convocation of the Pacific Southwest Region with Ginger Eckeard and Julie Zivnak. The Hispanic Convencion and African American Convocation and NAPAD women’s organizations
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Julie’s Jar, “Everything Does NOT Happen For A Reason”
~Everything Does NOT Happen For A Reason~ When I hear someone say, “Everything happens for a reason,” what he or she often means is, “Everything happens for a divine reason.”