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Robert Hurtgen

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Robert Hurtgen is a husband, father, minister and writer. Read more of him at robhurtgen.wordpress.com.

The dirt of the dish of our souls

Sunday, October 20, 2013

There is nothing like the first cup of coffee to help shake off morning drowsiness. A few weeks ago there weren't any coffee mugs in the cabinet so I retrieved a clean one from the dishwasher. Enjoying the last sip I looked in the bottom of the cup and there appeared to be something there. When I stuck my finger in the cup, out came this pile of brown, gritty, whatever-happened-to-be-in-the-dishwasher dirt. It was enough to make me sick.

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