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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 seven 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. Fleming and her husband celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2009 and have two daughters and two grandchildren. She is a native of Franklin, Virginia.
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Discerning God's Work In The World: Tips From The Times For Preachers: The power of forgiveness to evoke repentanceWednesday, May 10, 2006The power of forgiveness to evoke repentanceFor a sermon about the power of forgiveness and its close connection to remorse and redemption, see these two links from USA Today:The first one, which will appear in the paper tomorrow, is about rage and vengefulness. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-05-09-fire-hearing_x.htm The second link, from today's paper, is about forgiveness and repentance. Here is the first sentence. Notice that this was the first time of breaking down: After listening to two days of grief-stricken testimony, the band manager who started a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people broke down for the first time Tuesday as the father of the youngest victim spoke of forgiveness. www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-05-09-fire-hearing_x.htm
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