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    Articles by Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos
    Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
    Recovering from a different type of March Madness...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • March 9, 2022 8:34 am

    It’s been a crazy couple of years, right? We were all ready to fill out our brackets back in 2020,…

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    Postcards and snapshots from Greg’s first visit to Washington DC and the Lincoln Memorial.
    Ode to a monumental milestone | Greg Asimakoupoulos
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • February 16, 2022 8:34 am

    This year the Lincoln Memorial celebrates its 100th birthday and I’m recalling my first visit to that elegant limestone house…

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    Island resident recalls 1952 Winter Olympics
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • February 1, 2022 8:30 am

    Mercer Islander Peter Kennedy will be watching the pairs figure skating finals at the Beijing Olympics with great interest this…

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    Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
    Growing older and the lesson of the cactus...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • January 27, 2022 5:10 pm

    A few years ago I attended a clergy retreat nestled up against the entrance to Saguaro National Park in Tucson,…

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    Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos
    Jan. 6, 2021: A date that will live...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • January 4, 2022 5:45 am

    Jan. 6, 2021. Sadly, for most Americans, that date has become one of those squares on our calendars that calls…

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    Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
    The cruising altitude of Christmas | Guest column
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 27, 2021 1:45 pm

    While flying back east over the holidays to speak at a church, I made note of the different stages passengers…

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    Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
    It’s a wonderful family time | Guest column
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 8, 2021 3:00 pm

    One of the most wonderful parts of the Christmas season is getting together with family. One of the hardest parts…

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    Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
    It’s time to talk turkey about turkeys |...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • November 24, 2021 5:00 am

    So how do you feel about turkeys? When I was 12 years old, turkey was not my favorite food. Since…

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    Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
    Calendars help us to number our days |...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • October 26, 2021 1:00 pm

    It wasn’t until I was out of seminary and serving my first congregation that I realized the Moses wrote a…

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    A photo of Greg Asimakoupoulos' father in law.
    A tale of two Hughs | Guest column
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • October 4, 2021 4:52 pm

    This week marks the 90th anniversary of an event that put my hometown on the map (literally). On Oct. 3,…

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    9/11 Memorial in Cashmere, Washington. Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos
    Twenty years after tragedy brought us together |...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • September 7, 2021 1:00 pm

    Recently, I was reflecting on where I was and what I was doing when I learned of the terrorist attacks…

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    Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
    Let’s hear it for anniversaries | Guest column
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • August 4, 2021 5:00 am

    Our journey through life is marked by milestones. This year, my progress on the road that leads to the future…

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    Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
    Celebrating Christmas in July | Guest column
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • July 7, 2021 9:16 am

    Seventy-five years ago this month, Hollywood director Frank Capra was filming “It’s a Wonderful Life” in Bedford Falls.

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