Today, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Dragon with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities. In many Asian countries, it is a festival that is celebrated for several days. In diaspora communities, ...
You don’t have to go to church anymore. You don’t have to drag the kids out of bed with threats of dismembering them if they don’t get up and get dressed for church. You do not have to fight for your time in the bathroom to do your hair. It doesn’t even matter what you wear! No more dads in the driveway, tooting the horn and trying to get everyone to church on time. No, because you don’t have to go to church anymore. You don’t have to worry about feeling awkward around unfamiliar faces or shaking hands or giving hugs during the miserable time in the service they call ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Demolition got underway Wednesday at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, the site of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, as part of the effort to reimagine the building to honor the 11 people who were killed there in 2018. The demolition work began ...
Many churches and individuals begin each new year with a prayer emphasis. Our church dedicates the first full week of the new year as a week of prayer. It is not that we don’t pray throughout the year, but it is a time of focused prayer designed to set the spiritual tone for the rest of the ...
Tax season is coming, and many of us are organizing our financial records, getting ready to file our federal taxes. We await documentation of what was paid to us last year. I am old enough to remember the television shows that portrayed characters having a bulging shoebox containing every ...
Calvary Hill Ministries is awarding grants in amounts from $1,000 to $5,000 to promote the Christian arts and Christian contemplation. Any 501 c 3 non-profit organization may apply. Individuals may apply, but the application must come from a 501 c 3 non-profit organization. Any activity will be considered that will bring honor and glory to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through the arts or contemplative exercises. Examples include concerts, art shows, plays, performing or visual arts workshops, contemplative workshops or contemplative retreats. Whatever is being offered should ...
