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, 2022
- 30 min
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, 2022
- 23 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 8 min
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, 2021
- 7 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 6 min
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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These blog posts are related to the Thomas Hardy Project series of novels.
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