By Lynne Baab Today is National Grandparents Day, celebrated in the United States since 1978. Some other countries have grandparents day on other days of the year, and some countries…
A post reflecting on last Monday’s holiday, Labor Day by Jan Blencowe — Laboring brings up many connotations. Labor is thought of as synonymous with work, and “work” can feel…
By Emily Huff — For World Forgiveness Day, I want to turn our attention to two stories. The first is the parable of the unforgiving servant from Matthew 18:23-35. One…
Today is Honey Bee Awareness Day! Enjoy this beautiful post by Jan Blencowe — This month’s theme, the Spirituality of Imperfect, triggered some discomfort around the prospect of writing about “the imperfect”…
By Ana Lisa De Jong — THE LAND We fight over the land. We claim it through greed, or the patterns of decades, and the entitlement of our father’s, whose…
By Lynne Baab — Is it true that the Aztecs ate chocolate? It would be more accurate to say that the Aztecs drank chocolate, as did the Mayans before them.…
By Jan Blencowe — Probably the best known words of St. John the Baptist are “He must increase, but I must decrease”. If you hail from a Christian tradition that…
By Lynne Baab — Maybe you’ve never heard of World Environment Day, a day set aside by the United Nations to focus on care for the environment. I only learned…
Today is Memorial day in the United States, when we remember those who have died in military service. It was first celebrated to remember Union soldiers who died in the…
By Faith Cho — Today is National Day of Prayer! How can we curate sustaining a healthy prayer life in light of past disappointments? When I was a little girl,…
