Preaching Helps: First Sunday of Advent-Transfiguration of Our Lord, series B. From: Currents in Theology and Mission | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: Rollefson, John; Rollefson, Richard; Smith, Robert H. | COPYRIGHT 2002 Lutheran School of Theology and Mission. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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Bob Kerrey, former senator from the state of Nebraska now serving as President of New School University in New York City, has written a memoir called When I Was a Young Man (New York: Harcourt, 2002). In this artless narrative Kerrey traces his life from early memories of childhood and youth and climaxes his story by speaking bluntly of his experiences in Vietnam. His brief tour in Vietnam ended with the shattering of his right leg and ...

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