When Thomas Met His Hardy Girl, Ch 7 - 9
7 Andrew’s assessment that Thomas was reading Tess of the d’Urbervilles, was, of course, correct. Not only was he reading Tess; he was...
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Mark D Schoenhals
Mar 30, 202230 min read
The Hardy Girl Preview: The Misadventures of Mike, Ch 4 - 6
4 A warm spring wind buffeted the seminary campus. Built on a ridge, and overlooking the Mississippi valley, clouds always appeared...
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Mark D Schoenhals
Mar 25, 202223 min read
The Thomas Hardy Project: Book One Preview: The Hardy Girl, Ch 1 - 3
Four Gen-X students at a midwestern seminary in the mid-1990s find their assumptions about life, love, and spiritual calling upturned, as...
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Mark D Schoenhals
Nov 6, 20214 min read
New Wave Night at the Hatch
Later that week, the guys decided to gather down at The Hatch. As it was a Thursday night, the place was packed with college kids for a...
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Mark D Schoenhals
Oct 28, 20218 min read
The Day Thomas Met Terri
Andrew’s assessment that Thomas was reading Tess of the D’Urbervilles, was, of course, correct. Not only was he reading Tess, he was...
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Mark D Schoenhals
Oct 25, 20217 min read
In the Beginning...
Winter in Minnesota is not the best time to begin a journey. The weather will not help you; nor will the land reward you. The people,...
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Mark D Schoenhals
May 4, 20214 min read
When Mike Drives to Madison County to See Beth
The next Friday evening found Mike on his way to Iowa again. He had gone on a whim, packed an overnight bag with some of his best clothes...
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Mark D Schoenhals
May 3, 20214 min read
When Thomas Met Tess
One afternoon at the bookstore, Thomas paid for his coffee and found a seat at a table next to the frosty window. Spring was making is...
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Mark D Schoenhals
Apr 27, 20212 min read
The Pole-Mounted, Step-Down Transformer
Thomas Michelson, the main character of the Hardy Girl / Hardy Boy Series is haunted by crosses. As a seminarian, he is learning to see...
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Mark D Schoenhals
Mar 18, 20213 min read
The Thomas Hardy Project, Character Profiles:
Thomas Michelson, 2nd year seminarian, from Southern Ontario. Thomas was raised in a sheltered, suburban family, where mom and dad stayed...
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Mark D Schoenhals
Mar 17, 20211 min read
Kingdom Impact Churches
Reflections on Kingdom Impact from other publications: From "Kingdom Exploration" by David C. Woodrum: "My exploration of the kingdom of...
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Mark D Schoenhals
Mar 17, 20216 min read
The Thomas Hardy Project
This three book series imagines a world where many of the characters created by Thomas Hardy meet in 1990s Minneapolis. Four friends in...
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Blog posts are related to the Thomas Hardy Project series of novels: A Remeption for Angel Clare.
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