1.0Through the Lens of Faithhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaitheelliotthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/author/eelliottBlooming in the fall of faith - Through the Lens of Faithrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PsDttaL8iB"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2016/10/blooming-fall-faith.html">Blooming in the fall of faith</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2016/10/blooming-fall-faith.html/embed#?secret=PsDttaL8iB" width="600" height="338" title="“Blooming in the fall of faith” — Through the Lens of Faith" data-secret="PsDttaL8iB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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One of the things that amazes me about this world is how there are so many different climates and how things can grow long into the season that you would think it wouldn’t last. A rose is in full bloom later in the year and it reminds me of how no matter what season…http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/files/2016/10/IMG_5746-e1475950027404-225x300.jpg