It’s hard to put down the news thread. How can we turn away? One more story may stir the emotions of empathy but also helplessness. Relinquishing this pull-push feels irresponsible. It can also become irresistible. Obsession, and how to put it down, is at the core of This is My Body by Cameron Dezen Hammom, a book that ostensibly deals with one woman’s tested faith and a marriage that is pitted against her intense attraction to someone else. Reality and imagination, collide. How do we manage our thoughts in an overwhelming time? Redefining an abiding faith and love is an ongoing evoluti
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