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About Dwight Lee Wolter

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Dwight Lee Wolter is pastor of the Congregational Church of Patchogue on Long Island, New York, and author of six published books in the field of addictions, dysfunctional families, codependency, parenting, religion and psychology: A Life Worth Waiting For! Forgiving Our Parents Freedom Through Forgiving (a Workbook) Sex & Celibacy My Child, My Teacher, My Friend Forgiving Our Grownup Children His work has appeared in Utne Reader, Redbook, L.A. Times, Sojourners, and other magazines. He writes for PATHEOS, Still Speaking Daily Devotionals (UCC); has recently appeared on Here & Now with Robin Young (NPR); and has been covered by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal. His email address is [email protected]

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Welcome to the In-Between-Ness of Holy Saturday

  WELCOME to the space between what is lost and what is... read more


Don't Mean to Bum You Out on "Good"...

DON'T MEAN TO BUM YOU OUT ON A "GOOD" FRIDAY ~ but... read more


An "Openly Heterosexual" Pastor Responds to Yet Another...

Here on Long Island, New York, (not the “deep South” or some... read more


The Spirituality of Tax Day

Today is Tax Day and the IRS wants our money. Many of... read more


A Spiritual Selfie Taken in the Wilderness

Few people care to take a snapshot of what they really look... read more


"Blessed" with Addiction? Give Me a Break!

Someone would have to be be out of their mind to claim... read more


HITTING BOTTOM

"Having a Spiritual Awakening" and "A Quest for Wholeness" were the two... read more


CALL FOR FURLOUGHED WORKER STRIKE ON VALENTINE'S DAY

PASTOR OF HISTORIC LONG ISLAND CHURCH CALLS FOR FURLOUGHED WORKERS STRIKE ON... read more


A Quest for Wholeness

There are many things that the Apostle Paul and Bill Wilson have... read more


"Having Had a Spiritual Awakening" ~ The Apostle...

There are many things that the Apostle Paul and Bill Wilson ~... read more



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