Labor Day: Rest to Work, not Work to Rest
Happy Labor Day - a time to rest. Traditionally this is how it works. We labor; then we rest. We push and pull and put nose to grindstone, then when we're spent and finished with the job, we pull up...
View ArticleJewish New Year and the Creation of the World
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New year is the anniversary of the creation of the world. In 2010 it's the year 5771. The festival will last two nights, preparing the way for Yom Kippur, the Feast of...
View ArticleAll Saints Day – Hope in the Teeth of Death
Today is "All Saints Day," following last night, "Halloween" or "All Hallows Eve." What we call "Halloween" has its origin in an ancient Celtic festival to remember the dead called "Samhain." By the...
View ArticleLincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving
Sarah Josepha Hale, a 74-year-old magazine editor had been lobbying for an official national "Thanksgiving Day Holiday" for 15 years. Her requests were finally honored after she wrote to Abraham...
View ArticleChristmas and the Myth of “Pure” Reason
Christmas is upon us, with gifts - and the economic boon that results - feasts a plenty - and the inevitable weight gain that results - and fanciful tales of the jolly old man in red with his tiny...
View ArticleOn St. Nicolas Day: Santa’s Vitae
Today is St. Nicolas Day. Cheers to the Jolly Old Elf and kudos to Claire Suddath for the following bio... Santa Claus doesn't talk about it very often, but he's actually Turkish. The world's most...
View ArticleValentine’s Day: a Prayer for Those Waiting for Love
For those sharing life with a Lover, Valentine's Day is a time of joy, pleasure, gratitude... and passion. But or those who live with heartbreak, or are still waiting for the Love of a Lover, it can be...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday Fasting: P90X Cross Training for the Soul
Fat Tuesday is now swept up on the trash bins of the French Quarter. Ash Wednesday and Lent has arrived. Many followers of Jesus set aside these next 40 days leading to Holy Week as a focused time for...
View ArticleA Hanukkah Prayer for the Underdog
“God of underdogs, hear our Hanukkah prayer. You love the hopeless cause, when it is your cause, because impossible situations allow you to prove your kindness, your power, and your flawless memory....
View ArticleChristmas Eve: A Prayer for those Home Alone
“God, not all of us can be with those we love at Christmas. Some of us are alone, and we bear a heavy sadness. Life isn’t supposed to be like this; and we feel loneliness most at the holidays. Jesus,...
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