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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.

Click Here for Christmas Carols — The Old-Fashioned Kind

December 20, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Music to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Click here for Christmas carols — the old-fashioned kind.  Read more.

All I Want for Christmas Is . . . Readers for ‘Wrestling with God’

December 13, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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All I want for Christmas is readers for my book, “Wrestling with God: Stories of Doubt and Faith.” You can help make it happen.  Read more.

Where to Throw a Throw Pillow? On the Bedroom Floor, of Course

December 6, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Where to throw those fancy decorator throw pillows? At my house, if you’re getting into bed, you throw them on the floor.  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

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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.

Can This Garden Be Saved? My California Natives Are Looking Bleak

November 15, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Could this garden be saved? My California natives were looking bleak. A trip to the local native plant nurseries was in order.  Read more.

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Tint My Eyebrows? It’s an Existential Question

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It’s an existential question I’ve been asking myself lately: do I go gentle into that good night — or do I tint my eyebrows?  Read more.

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