April 2012
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Career Opportunity
Jonathan Rowe is currently accepting applications for the position of Nemesis. This is a provisional appointment, with an opportunity for reappointment and tenure pending evaluation at the end of two years.
The successful applicant will be an ambitious, driven individual with a compelling back story and at least one colourful eccentricity. Any character alignment will be considered, but...
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The Job You're Paid to Do (A Good Friday Sermon)
The job for you to do today is this: stoop down to one knee, next to where a man is stretched out against a cross. Reach into the bag at your side and select a nail. Hold it against the man’s hand, and watch as the point dimples his flesh. You don’t want to hit bone, so choose your place wisely. Draw back your hammer and strike as hard as you can, because you want to go all the way through to the...
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There comes a point during Holy Week, or on the morning of your wedding, or during any other meticulously planned project, when you realize that all your best-laid plans will only take you so far. The unexpected might sudddenly undo everything, but you have to trust that the most important things won’t go wrong, and that the people who matter will be able to think on their feet and get things...
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