You Are a Tree: And Other Metaphors to Nourish Life, Thought, and Prayer―A Contemplative Meditation on Language in Scripture and Poetry to Find Meaning and Understanding in Our Words

You Are a Tree: And Other Metaphors to Nourish Life, Thought, and Prayer―A Contemplative Meditation on Language in Scripture and Poetry to Find Meaning and Understanding in Our Words

In a world dominated by technology and efficiency, we speak of ourselves as we process things, we recharge. But theologian and podcaster Joy Marie Clarkson suggests that people are more tree than comp…

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