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The Top Religion Stories of 2025 — From Religion News Association

December 26, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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The top religion stories of 2025 from the Religion News Association reflect a world of turmoil — and hope.  Read more.

‘Wrestling with God’: A Gift for the Believers on Your List — And the Skeptics

November 29, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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“Wrestling with God” is great gift for the believers on your list — also the skeptics, atheists and spiritual-but-not-religious.  Read more.

I’m Thankful for a Window. It’s Small, but It Opens Onto . . . Everything

November 22, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

I'm Thankful for a Window. It's Small, but It Opens Onto . . . Everything light-from-window

I’m thankful for a window. It’s small but it opens onto everything: a tree. A bird. A squirrel. Not much. But in fact everything.  Read more.

The Most Famous American in the World Is Now . . .

May 10, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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The most famous American in the world is now a man who has taken a vow of poverty and committed his life to the welfare of others.  Read more.

Huston Smith on the Most Important Thing You Can Do in 2025

January 4, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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After nearly a century devoted to the study of life and truth and the meaning of it all, religion scholar Huston Smith had some advice for his fans.  Read more.

Help ‘Wrestling with God’ Find Its Readers

November 23, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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“Wrestling with God” is a multi-faith book and a great gift for the upcoming holidays. It’s what our strife-ridden world needs right now.  Read more.

My Front Yard — It’s a Happening Place

July 15, 2023 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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My front yard — it’s a happening place. Life forms are shooting up all over it, greedily taking up their allotted space in the universe.  Read more.

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Actor Christopher Dennis on curb of Hollywood Boulevard dressed as Superman. Photo by BF Newhall

There he was. In the flesh. Tall and slender and muscled and oh-so-handsome. Sigh. It was Superman. The Man of Steel of my girlhood fantasies. My dream man. Read more.

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