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The scent of decay

It’s not pretty this time of year. Death and endings in our lives rarely are. They look bad, they feel bad, they sound bad and sometimes they even smell bad. Our own seasons of change, transformation, and death push our senses and our hearts beyond our capacity. Sometimes it feels like we have been buried in snow with no hope of emerging. But a season never lasts forever. Continue reading

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Plump squirrels and climate change

Extremely plump squirrels, and summer flies in the middle of December seem rather insignificant. That is, until we realize the interconnectedness of it all. Continue reading

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Let the Sun Shine In: Seasonal Affective Disorder and Ministry

Literature defines Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) as a type of depression that seems to be related to the amount of daylight to which people are exposed. For many people it tends to be worse in the fall or winter, comparable to an extreme form of the “winter blahs.” Continue reading

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