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Anna Kushnirenko

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Unforeseen Buechner My own heart let me more have pity on,“ Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote… and then he goes on: "Leave comfort root-room; let joy size / At God knows when to God know what; whose smile / ’s not wrung, see you: unforeseen times rather.” Nor its it only the joy of God and the comfort of God that come at unforeseen times. God’s coming is always unforeseen, I think, and the reason, if I had to guess, is that if he gave us anything much in the way of advance warning, more often than not we would have made ourselves scarce long before he got there.

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[wundbrandoderwachstumsschmerz]

Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.

Frederick Buechner

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In diesem Buch geht es um Schüler in Darmstadt, die auf die Straße gehen, weil ein Lehrer, der bei ihnen sehr angesehen war, entlassen wurde. Das wollen sie so nicht stehen lassen. Der Leser/die Leserin begleitet Michael und seine Freunde, die an dieser Schule sind und in das Geschehen hineingezogen werden. Dazu noch die eigene Selbstfindung der drei, die besonders für Michael schwierig ist.

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Interview on Stone Chapel Podcast with David Capes

A month or so ago, I had the privilege of being interviewed by David Capes, director of the Lanier Theological Library for the Stone Chapel Podcast. It was such a pleasure to talk with David about Beautiful and Terrible Things and especially about our boys. Both of us are bereaved fathers. I hope you will enjoy the discussion. We also recorded a podcast for Exegetically Speaking which will be out…

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[targuman]

"Buechner, Memory, and History"

I confess that I fretted about this essay because I was so anxious for it to reflect my admiration and love of Mr. Buechner and his works. In the end, I chose to consider the way in which FB engages with and evokes memory, both real and imagined.

As readers of this blog know, Frederick Buechner and his works have been incredibly influential in my life over the last ten years so it was a gracious gift from Dr. Andrew Newell to allow me to contribute an essay for the Buechner Review. I confess that I fretted about this essay because I was so anxious for it to reflect my admiration and love of Mr. Buechner and his works. In the end, I chose…

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Make for peace. Be light to each other. Take care of our planet and let it take care of you. We are all we got on this earth. It’s definitely dark and gloomy if you let it be. Share your light and savor each sunrise. Pray often. #buechner #thoughtoftheday #mountainsunrise #sunrise #mountains #alabama #lookoutmountain https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp-HKhWOG7E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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You can say we made it! Or we can say let’s start over! All moments are key moments if but by grace we are here. Embrace the good, endure what can be difficult. May we learn the balance and find joy in every moment. Wishing a Happy 2023 to all! #buechner #thoughtoftheday #happynewyear https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm3_3rFuM65/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=