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I didn’t plan this—honest—but on Earth Day this part Thursday, my syllabi had me teaching nature-related literature: in one class, some poems by Andrew Marvell
On March 15, when the Senate confirmed her appointment as Secretary of the Interior, Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico made history by becoming the
Eighth Day Farm is a faith-based, urban farming operation in Holland, Michigan. Founded in 2010, they offer a CSA* share program and farm market. They
Here’s a sure sign that one full year of a global pandemic has taken a toll on my spiritual life. My Lenten observance this year
“Shift into self-compassion. You’re not unproductive. You’re living through a pandemic. #breathe” — Dr. Thema, Feb. 10 on Twitter @drthema. Debra? We’re ready for you
Earlier this week, Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell sparked a lively conversation on this blog with his provocative question, “Does being a hard-nosed Calvinist who sees the struggle
In 1989, Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrios I declared September 1 a day of prayer for creation, corresponding with the beginning of the Orthodox church year. The
In British literature studies, we sometimes talk about “the long eighteenth century,” as in: “It really begins back in 1660, with the Restoration after the
We shouldn’t complain. After all, the Lord himself spent his first Christmas in a barn/stable/cave/guest room—opinions differ. Whatever the venue, it involved livestock and probably
