In Defense of the Game Night
Many don’t realize that when it comes to spiritual matters, there are actually two axes upon which to evaluate a given action or event. We can call something ‘religious’
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When Being Good Doesn’t Do Any Good
For while your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, I want you to be wise in what is good, and guileless in what is evil.
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Yes, Starting Something New Will Be Awkward!
By Norm Gordon and Guest Blogger Andrea Gordon If you’ve ever been to a church with any sort of formal liturgy, you’ll notice a specific cadence to the responses and
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Upcounty Hub Opens New Center and Thanks Partners
On Friday, October 8, 2021, the Black Rock Upcounty Food Distibution Hub, under the dynamic direction of Ms. Grace Rivera-Oven, officially opened their new office & distribution center located at
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Food Drive This Week!
The Upcounty Hub’s October Food Drive is open every day this week from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. I caught Marco Oven, Senior Program Coordinator at the Hub, Monday morning
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Celebration As Survival
It’s a cup-half-empty world out there in 2021. After getting hit with a pandemic in 2020 that we still haven’t recovered from, it appears that bad news, already better for
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‘How Can I Help?’ versus ‘What Will it Take?’
There is a difference between having a food pantry and feeding hungry families. There is a difference between opening a clinic and bringing health to sick people. There is a
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“I have to be religious about my spirituality.”
I overheard this statement the other day and found it quite clarifying for two reasons. First of all, it speaks to the definition of these two terms “religious” and “spirituality.”
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Current Events Burn-Out
The tenure of current events, in this country and around the world, have moved from concerning to overwhelming. The pandemic isn’t nicely wrapping itself up, hurricanes and forest fires seem
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Take the Next Step toward Earth Care
If you’re like me, all the news of increased climate change and danger to our earth’s atmosphere can overwhelm. When problems are quantified in gigatons, it is difficult to think
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