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I was deeply moved by Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, a novel in the form of a letter being written by a 76-year-old reverend to his 7-year-old son. The old man still has a lot to say, and he works his way through his thoughts with subtlety and elegance. There's drama as well, as he must deal with a man whom he never liked as a boy, who now needs him.
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Let me know about a good book you've read recently, or about the book that's currently on your bedside table. Why did you pick it up? Are you enjoying it?
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Pastor Jean Enock Joseph (c.) visits one of his projects in Croix-des-Bouquets, just outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.
Jean Enock Joseph teaches self-help to lift Haiti
Pastor Jean Enock Joseph doesn't shy from Haiti's toughest problems. His message: Haitians have the ability to help themselves.
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