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Living and Growing: Let us journey together in hope
Friends, we are a little over a week away from the beginning of the season of Lent, the…
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Gimme A Smile: Looking for spring in all the wrong places
Is it spring yet? Is it spring yet? We’re through Valentine’s Day, so spring is next, right?
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Living and Growing: Seeing is believing
Christians are nearing the time of Lent, 40 days of repentance and fasting, before the celebration of Easter.…
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Cooking for Pleasure: Chinese-style fried rice
At most of the Chinese restaurants I’ve eaten at over the years, the fried rice accompanying the meal…
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Living and Growing: Gathering to share ‘Faith in the Future’
First, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of…
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Woven Peoples and Place: A conversation with regional catalysts for economic development and mariculture
A growing contingent of Southeast Alaskans are driving local economic transformation toward sustainability and Indigenous leadership. Traditional industries…
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Living and Growing: The light of the world
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you.”
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Cooking For Pleasure: Orange apricot muffins for breakfast
A few years ago when I had a bag of oranges and a half eaten bag of dried…
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Living and Growing: Watching our words for other people
I could be wrong, but the only time Jesus directly talks about Hell is in Matthew 5:22, “But…
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Gimme A Smile: Help me up
I fell on the ice the other day. One minute, I was carefully picking my way along the…
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Living and Growing: Imagine the comfort of Jesus’ promise of heaven
Earlier this month, former president Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100. While factors like double-digit inflation,…
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Cooking For Pleasure: Restaurant-style Caesar salad
When I go to a fine restaurant and Caesar salad is on the menu, it is usually the…
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Living and Growing: Free will
Genesis 1: 26 -28 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and…
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Living and Growing: ‘Secondhand’ can be a wonderful way to go
These clothing sales are ruining my life.
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Living and Growing: Christianity or Churchianity?
Several cruise ship passengers arriving in Juneau this September were greeted on the dock with a sign that…
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Cooking For Pleasure: Fish Szechwan style
Ever since I started writing this column, I have debated whether to include this recipe which I have…
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Living and Growing: Reflections from Advent
Do you feel pulled in so many directions this Christmas season? I know I sure have. It is…
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Gimme A Smile: Gifts through the ages
Why is it that once the gift-giving holidays are over and the New Year’s resolutions list comes out,…
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Living and Growing: Meaningful belonging
My 57 glorious years with my beloved soul mate, Larry, created a deep sense of emotional security and…
