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help in not allowing your past to be a barrier between you and the pathway of new beginnings with God

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calling them to work together in reforming and renewing their ways of dealing with Scripture

Maman's Homesick Pie: A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen Environmental Science a crocodileFor Donia Bijan's family, food has been the language they use to tell their stories and to communicate their love. In 1978, when the Islamic revolution in Iran threatened their safety, they fled to California's Bay Area, where the familiar flavors of Bijan's mother's cooking formed a bridge to the life they left behind. Now, through the prism of food, award winning chef Donia Bijan unwinds her own story, finding that at the heart of it all is her