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Strong Back, Soft Front, and Open Hands by Eric Massanari

Strong Back, Soft Front, and Open Hands by Eric Massanari

Update: 2025-11-04
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Eric Massanari leads this contemplative practice to strengthen our confidence while growing our compassion, so that we are ready to generously give, graciously receive, courageously release, and compassionately serve.

Eric Massanari (he/him) is an ordained minister in Mennonite Church USA, and currently serves as the Executive Conference Minister of the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference of MCUSA. Eric also serves as a spiritual director and recently concluded seven years of service on the Spiritual Directors International (SDI) Board of Directors. An avid poet and essayist, he lives with his family in Bellingham, WA, on the unceded lands and waterways of the Coast Salish Peoples.

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Strong Back, Soft Front, and Open Hands by Eric Massanari

Strong Back, Soft Front, and Open Hands by Eric Massanari

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