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Giles Blankenship
Oct 29, 20222 min read
Cherry Tomatoes, Ancient Oaks, and Holy Ground
10/29/2022 - This post is more inspired by my journal entry from July 3 than it is a transcription of one as my previous blog posts have...
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Giles Blankenship
Oct 8, 20225 min read
The Company of Children and Spiders
10/8/22 - Over a month has gone by since I started writing this blog but i'm only on the 4th day of my sabbatical journal entries, and at...
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Giles Blankenship
Oct 8, 20223 min read
The Spider Became the Teacher: A Sabbatical Reflection
Not long after I returned from my sabbatical I was given the opportunity to tell my church family about it. This article first appeared...
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Giles Blankenship
Sep 24, 20227 min read
Kenya, Turkeys, Mice and Not Harry Potter
Sat 9/24/22 - Let's jump right back in to my sabbatical journey, this post from journal entries on my 2nd full day of a personal retreat...
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Giles Blankenship
Sep 16, 20225 min read
Learning How to "Be"
Fri/09/16/22 What follows is the journal entry from the first full day of my personal retreat. Several important things are taking place...
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Giles Blankenship
Sep 9, 20227 min read
Beautifully Disconnected
Before I get into transcribing from the sabbatical journal I kept throughout my 9 weeks from June 26 to Aug 28, I thought it might be...
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Giles Blankenship
Sep 1, 20223 min read
In The Margins
Sat/09/03/22 I had the opportunity to take a 9 week sabbatical this summer, my second one in almost 20 years serving with Snyder Memorial...
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