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... sense of our identity as human beings . In Genesis 2 : 7 we read the wonderful word picture in which God scoops up a hand- ful of dust and then breathes life into it : " . . . . then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground , and ...
... sense of our identity as human beings . In Genesis 2 : 7 we read the wonderful word picture in which God scoops up a hand- ful of dust and then breathes life into it : " . . . . then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground , and ...
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... sense of integ- rity over despair . Integrity is possible only if one can come to view one's life as inevitable , meaningful , and worthy to have been lived . Similarly , Kelly proposes that through leisure the elderly can achieve a sense ...
... sense of integ- rity over despair . Integrity is possible only if one can come to view one's life as inevitable , meaningful , and worthy to have been lived . Similarly , Kelly proposes that through leisure the elderly can achieve a sense ...
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A Resource for Ministry. with the deadly reality , to maintain a sense of self - mean- ing and integrity to the end . The anger may be more intense if the afflicted person is younger ; a sense of injustice may prevail about a life cut ...
A Resource for Ministry. with the deadly reality , to maintain a sense of self - mean- ing and integrity to the end . The anger may be more intense if the afflicted person is younger ; a sense of injustice may prevail about a life cut ...
Contents
Toward an Ethic for the Third | 12 |
Meditation and Prayer | 46 |
The Gift of Wisdom | 63 |
Copyright | |
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