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Less sitting, more viewing on Day 5 at TIFF

Sitting in a movie theater all day, every day, really starts to wear on you, so on my fifth day of the Toronto International Film Festival, I took a bit of a break from going to movie theaters where you are confined to a seat for the run of the movie, only seeing one film with a crowd, and ...

FAITH & COMMUNITY: Rough edges necessary for sharpening the knife

There's an old proverb found in scripture that says: "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens the wits of another." I preached a sermon on that proverb last week, but I wanted to share it with the larger community. This proverb is a wonderful reminder that we don't grow as people in ...

Observing the autumnal equinox

Fall begins on the autumnal equinox. Although people may see it as the official kickoff to bonfires and flannels, that's not the only interesting part of this remarkable day. -- It's a moment and not a day. Despite what many people think, the autumnal equinox is not an entire day. In fact, ...

Landmark conservation deal protects 38,000 W.Va. acres

CHARLESTON — Thirty-eight thousand acres of West Virginia forestland will remain permanently protected under what the West Virginia Land Trust is calling the largest private conservation project in state history. The Land Trust has finalized five conservation easements covering land in ...

Mixed bag on Day 4 of TIFF

There is a kind of shine that happens when you’re watching movies at a film festival. You have an opportunity to see something before a lot of people, which is neat. You might have the chance to see, in person, the stars who made the film. And you’re watching the movies with people who ...