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Category: Features

Accompanying Dad on his final journey – View from the Treehouse

Posted on Nov 13, 2025Nov 11, 2025 in Features
Accompanying Dad on his final journey - View from the Treehouse

By Barb Arland-Fye Faith on the Journey Dad seemed preoccupied when we arrived at my parents’ home on a Saturday …Read More

Raising awareness about hospice and palliative care

Posted on Nov 13, 2025Nov 11, 2025 in Features

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to raise awareness about care for people coping with life-limiting …Read More

‘Jesus, I surrender to you!’: A heart surgery patient’s journey

Posted on Oct 30, 2025Oct 28, 2025 in Features
‘Jesus, I surrender to you!’: A heart surgery patient’s journey

By Diane Oetken VanDu­zen Guest Column I stepped out of the stuffy waiting room into the coolness of the hospital …Read More

Dying leaves mark the path to beauty of the soul

Posted on Oct 30, 2025Oct 28, 2025 in Features
Dying leaves mark the path to beauty of the soul

By Jenna Ebener A reflection I love the fall. I live in Colorado for a reason; I can never get …Read More

Entering ‘the cloud of witnesses’

Posted on Oct 16, 2025Oct 14, 2025 in Features
Entering ‘the cloud of witnesses’

By Hal Green Pondering Prayer Whenever you pray, you enter into what has been called “the cloud of God,” as …Read More

Blessing each other without crosses

Posted on Oct 8, 2025Oct 7, 2025 in Features
Blessing each other without crosses

By Kathy Berken On Deck Decades ago, I attended a social-justice-immersion retreat in Rochester, New York, and participated in a …Read More

Spreading our light in the world

Posted on Sep 25, 2025Sep 23, 2025 in Features
Spreading our light in the world

By Jenna Ebener A reflection I drink tea every night and was really noticing my mug the other day. It …Read More

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