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From Real Live Preacher:

Real Christianity involves getting together with a handful of pilgrims and getting intimate. It means braving the possibility of communion. It means letting people into your personal space. And, by the way, these are exactly the sort of people who will hear something desperate in your voice and be experienced enough at listening to know exactly what it means... Maybe this sounds disturbing, like someone bumping into you in a restaurant. I understand. Hey, that

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Real moments in real livesA BBC journalist was diagnosed with a brain tumour two years ago and began writing about it at the BBC site. He was uncomfortable at first writing in such a personal style. His last entry is up. Ivan Noble was a science and technology writer. He had no...

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I don't keep up with RLP as often as I'd like, and was able to retrieve a cached version of the pulled post. I was not put off by it, and was actually very helped by it. It opened my eyes to see what my soul's desire is, and that I'm seeking more than honesty from people around me, but that I'm seeking vulnerability. People with whom I can be vulnerable, and who will be vulnerable with me.