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Sacred & Profane

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The Real Truth: A journey towards enlightenment

In Sacred & Profane by Donna JohnsonJuly 19, 2017leave a COMMENT

It was because Wesley thought he was about to die that he decided that he wanted to live. For weeks he was telling me that he has arrived, achieved, or …

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Bottoms Up: When There’s Nowhere to Go but Upward

In Sacred & Profane by Donna JohnsonApril 5, 2017leave a COMMENT

The last few days have not been easy for me. I woke up this morning with some sort of thick yellow gunk coming out of my lungs that looked like …

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Prince of Fortune

In Sacred & Profane by Donna JohnsonMarch 22, 2017leave a COMMENT

Ian and Nicolas swept into Architectural Antics in the grand manner of those who are handsome, rich, and know it—but without the arrogance that renders such qualities distasteful and unattractive. …

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Angelic Ministries: An Unexpected Visit on a Not-So-Merry Holiday

In Sacred & Profane by Donna JohnsonJanuary 25, 2017leave a COMMENT

Outside my window, the rain seems to be hurled by the fists of angry gods rather than falling from the heavens. My dog, Mallory, opens one eye from where she …

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Christmas at Summit Towers

In Sacred & Profane by Donna JohnsonDecember 24, 2016leave a COMMENT

The wind is fierce today, lifting the leaves high into the air, then dropping them back down like remnants of a past life. The sky is gray, the air cold, …

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