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Woven Peoples and Place: We are coming out of the water
For the second year, the Sustainable Southeast Partnership is releasing “Woven” as a printed and digital collection of…
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Cooking For Pleasure: Rich chocolate cream pie
About once a year I indulge myself with chocolate cream pie, using someone’s potluck as an excuse to…
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Living and Growing: It wasn’t ropes or nails
Christianity Today published an online article during Holy Week titled, “Was Jesus Crucified with Nails?” The author of…
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Living and Growing: How we live our lives and pass on our values to our children
When my mother was dying of the breast cancer that had spread to her brain, she lost functionality…
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Living and Growing: It is all about the resurrection
This past weekend Christians celebrated the resurrection of Jesus. His resurrection from the dead is the hinge pin…
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Cooking For Pleasure: Tortilla ‘dry soup’ (sopa seca de tortillas)
This recipe is based upon one in an old Mexican cookbook I’ve had for ages. Over the years…
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Sustainable Alaska: Reading relations
For the program’s 14th iteration, UAS’s One Campus, One Book committee selected Max Libioron’s challenging “Pollution is Colonialism.”…
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Living and Growing: Holy Week
Filipinos are known all over the world for their strong faith in God and for their deep love…
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Living and Growing: Seeking joy during times of great uncertainty
“This is the greatest act of power I have come to know: To be an activist of joy;…
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Cooking For Pleasure: Mary’s extreme bars
For at least 20 years, my sister Mary Watson has been making these cookies frequently, especially for her…
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Living and Growing: Choose empathy during these difficult times
“It is your concern when your neighbor’s wall is on fire.” — Horace
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Gimme A Smile: What to say when you’ve got nothing to say
It could happen, right? Despite your very best efforts, you could find yourself in the baffling predicament of…
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Cooking For Pleasure: Braised carrots with garlic and thyme
When I was growing up, my parents never, ever served cooked carrots for dinner. Nor were they even…
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Living and Growing: The bear
The folks of Southeast Alaska are fortunate in that we sometimes experience glimpses of bears along the trails…
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Living and Growing: Practicing true patience
“Have patience, have patience, Don’t be in such a hurry, When you get impatient, you only start to…
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Cooking For Pleasure: Easy cinnamon rolls
My father really loved cinnamon rolls. In his later years I would make bargains with him in which…
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Living and Growing: The numbers tell the story
I love numbers and math. One of my first career aspirations was to be a high school math…
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Living and Growing: Spiritual self defense
True spiritual power is quiet, under the radar. One beautiful thing about it is that it can protect…
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Cooking For Pleasure: Shrimp gumbo for Mardi Gras
I love gumbo. Several years ago I was lucky enough to go to New Orleans and sample it…