PRIMARY category for news posts about learning opportunities that fall outside of specific RE programming
At this year’s Little League regional championships, a very standard baseball event occurred: a batter was hit by a pitch, he was shaken up, and after he took his base, … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Charging the Mound
Share this post:Congregations often have a Committee on Ministry. Specifics vary as to how this kind of committee might engage with the rest of the congregation. A model that is yielding meaningful … Continue reading Ruminations: Shared Ministry
Share this post:This may not be comforting to everyone, and it’s okay if it makes you rage. But there is something that can make the world make more sense when you realize … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Nobody wants to work anymore!
Share this post:We took a daytrip to Presque Isle a couple of weeks ago. It was a lovely, relaxing day, but I brought home an unpleasant souvenir: sunburned shoulders. I had been … Continue reading Ruminations: Sunburn
Share this post:That old AT&T slogan may be one of my earliest memories of advertising. I recall a commercial that felt like it was filmed through a blue filter and there was … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Reach Out and Touch Someone
Share this post:Come by for Dr. Georgia’s open office hours! On Mondays at 2pm at the Van Aken District Market Hall! I’ll be there, happy to share a coffee or other drink … Continue reading Dr. Georgia’s Open Office Hours: Mondays at 2pm at Van Aken District!
Share this post:We had painstakingly found a time when we could all get together. It was quite a challenge. This particular group of friends seemed to have the busiest schedules, and none … Continue reading Ruminations: Cancellation
Share this post:As I’ve been digesting Valarie Kaur’s See No Stranger this summer, I’ve been wrestling with a word. With a concept, really. The concept of fighting. I tend to avoid violent imagery and … Continue reading Ruminations: Fight
Share this post:From the original post on Reddit: “Our family doesn’t qualify for food stamps, but every week I am very grateful that our community offers such a wonderful food bank to … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Staples
Share this post:**This is a repost of a piece that I shared WAY back in 2018 when these wonderful, winged friends first appeared. That it is still relevant here in 2022 really … Continue reading Food for Our Minds and Spirits: Planet Earth (Live Showing) in our Permaculture Garden
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