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The Garden That Refused a Fence

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A small church in Portland inherited a vacant lot next door, choked with blackberry brambles and broken glass. Someone suggested a community garden. The first...

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1 John 4:7-8

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Les Misérables: Perfect Love Growing - Wesleyan (1 John 4:7-8)

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