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David Tensen

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Australian poet David Tensen brings form and beauty to our deep spiritual yearnings. Drawing from decades of experience in pastoral care and spiritual development, his poems have found their way into hearts of every age across the globe. Raw, honest, accessible and prophetic, David's writings both uncover pain and bring healing to it. ...more

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	The Wrestle: Poems of Divine Disappointment and Discovery 4.54 avg rating — 35 ratings — 3 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
	The Saving I Need: Poetry Chapel Vol. 1 4.81 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 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
	Winters Never Last - Poetry Chapel Vol. 2 4.79 avg rating — 19 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
	So I Wrote You a Poem: poems of empathy on life, loss and faith 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 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
	Bouquet of Stars: Poetry Chapel Volume 3 by Chelan Harkin, David Tensen (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.62 avg rating — 13 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
	Decenter Everything: The Unconventional Approach to Eldering in an Age of Immaturity 4.20 avg rating — 5 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
	Winters Never Last: From Winter's Grief to Summer's Joy. A Poetry Collection for All Seasons. (Poetry Chapel. Book 2) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	So I Wrote You a Poem: Poems of Empathy on Life, Loss and Faith it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Big Hearted Fathers 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	The Kid Without A Costume: The clever book that lets you dress as yourself for Book Week. 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Blue Moon (Jack Reacher, 24)

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From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Revolutionary Approach to Growing Older

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Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble

by Stephen Jenkinson

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David liked Peter Sullivan's review of Decenter Everything: The Unconventional Approach to Eldering in an Age of Immaturity: "I'm in my second half of life and the book provided a warm invitation into the adventure of growing older. The book revitalised my desire to shed some of my old ways of living and thinking and left me excited about the eldering journey ahead. I can s" Read more of this review »
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Watched Reacher on TV. This is the first Reacher novel I have read and will be reading others. Entertaining. Easy to follow the characters. You get a sense of Reacher's ethos and brute force in combat and tactics. Bravo. ...more
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“every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create with us.”
― Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

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