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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...
Mark D Schoenhals
Apr 6, 202217 min read
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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...
Mark D Schoenhals
Mar 30, 202230 min read
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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...
Mark D Schoenhals
Mar 25, 202223 min read
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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...
Mark D Schoenhals
Nov 6, 20214 min read
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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...
Mark D Schoenhals
Oct 28, 20218 min read
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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,...
Mark D Schoenhals
Oct 25, 20217 min read
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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...
Mark D Schoenhals
May 4, 20214 min read
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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...
Mark D Schoenhals
May 3, 20214 min read
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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...
Mark D Schoenhals
Apr 27, 20212 min read
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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...
Mark D Schoenhals
Mar 18, 20213 min read
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Kingdom Impact Churches
Reflections on Kingdom Impact from other publications: From "Kingdom Exploration" by David C. Woodrum: "My exploration of the kingdom of...
Mark D Schoenhals
Mar 17, 20211 min read
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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...
Mark D Schoenhals
Mar 17, 20216 min read
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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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