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Author name: Tim Gavin

Tim Gavin is an Episcopal priest who loves life and spending time with his wife, Joyce, and their two golden retrievers. He serves as the Head Chaplain at The Episcopal Academy, located in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. In addition to providing pastoral care, he teaches biblical literature, leads worship services, and oversees the community service program. He, also, coordinates the school’s partnership program with St. Marc’s School in the Central Plateau of Haiti, which he visits three to four times a year. As a result of his work in Haiti, he enjoys studying Haitian literature, history, and language (Creole). In addition to his work as a school chaplain, he serves as an associate priest at St. Alban’s Church in Newtown Square. Tim is a poet and the author of Lyrics from the Central Plateau. His poems have appeared most recently in The Anglican Theological Review, Blue Mountain Review, Cresset, Pacific Poetry, Poetry Quarterly, Poetry South, and others. Tim enjoys praying, reading, writing, and distance running.

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Saint George: Dying for the Risen Christ

As a young child, I held aspirations of joining the military. I remember our imaginary play through back street alleys and vacant lots included re-enacting scenes from the latest war movie that we watched on television.

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