Nearly every major world religion has a holiday this week. Here’s a run-down of each one with various ways you might celebrate with your kids. Enjoy! March …
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Ides of March — Before Julius Caesar
Tomorrow, March 15, is the Ides of March. It is most famous for being the day on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44BCE. “Beware the Ides of March,” the …
Evolution for Sunday School Kids
I spent much of last week immersed in the theory of evolution. This would be unsurprising if I were a science teacher, but I work at a church. We are currently …
Multifaith Mashup: Bees
Bees are all the rage these days. Over a dozen books have been published about bees and bee-keeping in the last few years. I personally know several beekeepers …
Middle School Science, Qur’anic Mosquitoes, and Stink Bugs
It’s been an interesting week – one of those weeks when you end up thinking about things in unanticipated ways and drawing connections between things that seem …
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A Conversation with Dorjé Lopön Dr. Hun Lye
Hun Lye is the founder and president of Urban Dharma, a Buddhist center in the heart of downtown Asheville. Hun and I met several years ago when we were both …
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Snow Goddesses
I know I’ve been writing about spring lately, but we’re buried in about a foot of snow here in Asheville, NC, so it seemed a good time to write about snow …
Multifaith Mashup: Birds
I’m pretty sure I’m sensing signs of spring. It’s possible that I have talked myself into it after writing three recent posts about various celebrations of …
Spring Again?! This Time, It’s Shinto Style
For most Americans, spring officially begins around March 21st. Not so, according to several of the world’s sacred traditions. I recently wrote about Makar …
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Going to Church without Going to Church
Parents regularly say to me, with a somewhat guilty air, “I really should take my kids to church.” It’s possible they’re just throwing that statement out there, …
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