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A Tribute to Dolores Doles

Dolores Doles pointed me to Jesus. She embodied grace and truth and was one of the brightest lights in a spiritually dark time in my life.

I was in the 10th Grade when I met her. She was an Administrative Assistant in the church I attended and a consistent presence in our student ministry as a volunteer. I had gone through the motions of being baptized when I was 12-years-old. I had written some songs about Jesus, not because I was a follower, but because I was a musician who knew the Bible from years of church attendance. When Dolores learned about my backstory, she began to cut through my religious facade with kindness and grace.

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