Christianity's Painfully Mixed Track Record on Slavery
'He makes grass grow for the cattle and green herbs for the service of men' [Psalms 103.14]. But once you have freed yourself from servitude …. Vermont outlawed slavery in 1777, and by the end of the century, Upper Canada—now Ontario—had …
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Gardening Etcetera: When winter comes, can spring be far behind?
The jays and grosbeaks bring a little color to the yard but mostly it is brown with, of course, the green of the ponderosas. Some birds are still picking on what is left of seeds from native flowers. I have no grass in my yard except some natives under …
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