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Barbara Edema

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in Lansing, Michigan, The United States

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Barbara Edema grew up in Southern California in a pastor's home. A trip to Israel led her into the ministry. She graduated from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan with an M.Div. and a Doctor of Ministry while being the mom of four children and serving a church.

Barbara loves to write in her red and white checked wingback chair overlooking Pentwater Lake in Pentwater, Michigan. In Sickness and In Health is her fifth book in the Pastor Maggie Series. She lives in DeWitt, Michigan with her husband, Doug, and four rescue cats.

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Average rating: 4.46 · 115 ratings · 29 reviews · 7 distinct works

	To Love and to Cherish (The Pastor Maggie Series, #1) 4.55 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Have and to Hold (The Pastor Maggie Series, #2) 4.76 avg rating — 33 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Richer, For Poorer (The Pastor Maggie Series, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Better, For Worse (The Pastor Maggie Series Book 4) 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Sickness & In Health (The Pastor Maggie Series Book 5) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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To Saint (for All Saints Day 2022)

To Saint

If a saint is a very virtuous, kind, or patient person, who is the first person you think of? Today I’m using the word “saint” as a verb-an action word. We are remembering people we love or have loved, and those we have lost. We each have our list. Who has sainted you? Who has been an example of all that is good, kind, and true?

We know we’re all a mix of saint and sinner, that’s our hu

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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

by Patrick Radden Keefe

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Crime and Punishment

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