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  • When Leaving Church Feels Like Leaving Christianity

    When a Place Becomes the Whole World Imagine a person in Japan who became Christian as an adult. Baptism was not a cultural formality inherited from family life. It followed a conscious…

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    When Leaving Church Feels Like Leaving Christianity
  • The Hidden Architecture of Participation

    The Same Room, Different Experiences Imagine a dinner after a long day of meetings. Around the table, everyone seems relaxed. People exchange stories, laugh, ask questions, and move easily from work to…

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    The Hidden Architecture of Participation
  • Living by the Horizon

    When Time Stops Feeling Endless After living for more than half a century, it becomes difficult to imagine the future as an unlimited field. During youth, the years ahead appear to extend…

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    Living by the Horizon

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Tom Yonashiro is a writer with a background in philosophy, religion, technology, and cybersecurity marketing. He writes to translate life’s complexities into meaning.