It began as a spring opportunity to offer “soul food” to congregants, and clients of a free medical clinic and food pantry on the campus of Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church in Pawleys Island, SC. Each month the theme changes, and each month quotes, poems, and writing prompts are placed in an outside “blessing box” and inside 90 bags of personal care, household, and food products distributed to rural county residents. “I wanted to share my belief in the soul-feeding

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AN INTRODUCTION TO POETIC MEDICINE FOR THE NF COMMUNITY by John Fox, PPM The Institute for Poetic Medicine Greetings! I am glad for this...

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