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Fleming Rutledge is a preacher and teacher known throughout the mainline Protestant denominations of the US, Canada and parts of the UK. She is the author of six books and has received a grant from the Louisville Foundation to complete a book about the meaning of the Crucifixion.
One of the first women to be ordained to the priesthood of the Episcopal Church, she served for fourteen years on the clergy staff at Grace Church on Lower Broadway at Tenth Street, New York City. A native of Franklin, Virginia, Mrs. Rutledge has been married for forty-five years and has two daughters and two grandchildren.
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Discerning God's Work In The World: Tips From The Times For Preachers: Savage nature, savage manSaturday, July 05, 2008Savage nature, savage manFrom The New York Times, July 5:Speaking at the Élysée Palace with Mr. Sarkozy later on Friday, before a reception for her family and supporters, Ingrid Betancourt said... she walked perhaps 200 miles a year. “I walked with a hat pulled down over my ears because all sorts of things fall on your head, ants that bite you, insects, lice, ticks, with gloves because everything in the jungle bites, each time you try to grab on to something so that you don’t fall, you’ve put your hand on a tarantula, you’ve put your hand on a thorn, a leaf that bites, it’s an absolutely hostile world, dangerous with dangerous animals,” she said. “But the most dangerous of all was man, those who were behind me with their big guns.” [And by the way, this is the generic "man" because in one of the photos of the hostages, there is clearly depicted a woman FARC guerrilla with a big gun.]
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