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Fiery Challenge

After consuming spicy meals twice-daily in Ethiopia, I began to pop my favorite Jalapeño peppers into my mouth, much like one might devour dill pickles on a hot, summer day. The intense spiciness of the East African peppers had peeled twelve layers of skin off my upper lip in just three months, so how much worse could […]

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Hot Dog Hallelujahs

When asked what they wanted to learn in fifth grade catechism, one petite ten-year-old girl said, “We want to learn how to pray, Teacher.” Jimmy sneered. “Everyone knows how to pray. You just memorize a bunch of words.” “That’s one kind of prayer, Jimmy,” I said smiling. Eager to share what I’d been learning, I […]

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