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This week, I’ve been accidentally observing Epiphany season by following a strict regimen of anxiety-producing activities. This was not my intention. But if you, too,
When I was a kid, we had a shabby old nativity scene that my mother hauled out every year at Christmastime. The figures came from
Exactly what happened when the Spirit descended on Jesus after his baptism like a dove? Or, in the bodily form of a dove, as John
One of the nice things about having young adult children home for Thanksgiving is that they can fill you in on crucial cultural developments such
Dear young people, Hey there, don’t worry! Just touching base with you, and as you know I’m contractually obliged to reassure you with a “fear
In Robert Macfarlane’s Underland, a botanist called Merlin Sheldrake describes the messiness and difficulty of a research stint he once spent studying ghost plants in
My potted flowers and tomatoes have finally succumbed to frost. They droop pitifully, blackened and ragged, waiting for me to compost them back to the
Soon this blog will be celebrating its tenth anniversary—on the eve of Reformation Day, naturally. You can expect some hoopla fitting to that august occasion,
Earlier this year, I wrote about the Season of Creation, a recently established ecumenical initiative now celebrated worldwide, especially in Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.
