Reflections through a Lens of Faith from Pastor Jen
During this frightening time as Ukrainians brace for invasion by Russia, many Ukrainians have been drawn to the poets. Poetry readings and performances have engaged crowds of thousands. As one author has said, poetry and history-making have become intertwined.[i] The tone of Ukrainian poetry during recent years has become bold and direct – reflecting the […]
It was her signature event: the giant slalom. Mikaela Shiffrin was a favorite to medal in this event as well as in as many as four other Olympic events in Beijing. But after missing a gate early in her first run and then disqualified in her second run, Mikaela sat herself down in the snow
Eight out of eight Confirmation students are hoping that it snows this weekend – a lot! Me too. I hope people are safe. I don’t want trees to fall or people to slip and fall on the ice or cars to skid into others on the road. But what I like about a snowstorm –
There are 158,390 five-letter words in the English language (according to Free Dictionary). And every day for the past week, in less than six guesses, I’ve tried to figure out which one of those 158,390 words is the five-letter word of the day. Some of it is luck. Some of it is strategy. Sometimes it’s
A number of years ago I spent a month working for the Indian Health Service in Zuni, New Mexico. It was a formative personal and professional experience, as well as a spiritual one. One Saturday evening, a hospital colleague drove a group of us out into the desert to look at the stars. I’d always