Barbara Falconer Newhall — Page 11 — Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

**★ Publishers Weekly, starred review**

Any seeker of any faith will be blessed to read the words of this fine author and observer. Read more.

"Wrestling with God: Stories of Doubt and Faith" book cover with photo of author Barbara Falconer Newhall

An inveterate doubter for most of her adult life, journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall embarks upon a quest to find a way to believe in God in the twenty-first century.

The result is Wrestling with God: Stories of Doubt and Faith, which details her search for the Divine in the lives of diverse Americans – from a fundamentalist Christian to a progressive Muslim to a Buddhist monk.

Seekers of all persuasions will feel represented here, from priests, ministers, and rabbis to engineers, physicists, and avowed non-believers . . . a riverflow of a book. — Phil Cousineau, host of PBS’s Global Spirit

I’m Not Going to Rant About the Election Results. Here’s Why

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I’m not going to rant about the election results. The world doesn’t need another angry argument. I’m going to write about my garden. Or try to. Read more.

Widowed: Some Thoughts Before Election Day — From Jon

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Thoughts before election day: My husband’s 2010 opinion piece on the Pledge of Allegiance assumed a social trust that’s since gone missing in America. Read more.

MORE RIFFS ON LIFE

The Cataract Chronicles: I’ll Be Seeing Me

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One of the perks of having lots of years under your belt is that one fine day you get to have your cataracts done — and you get your old face back. Read more.