The pandemic you have lived through is not the same as mine. The hospital staff who cared for COVID patients without adequate protective gear, the senior citizens isolated at home, the parents thrust into working at home while becoming their children’s tutor, those widowed by COVID, the COVID survivors with long haul symptoms – all … Continue reading Commemorating Two Years of Losses During the Pandemic
This Sunday we will explore the intersection of counterculture and food by looking at the role of key figures and institutions that shaped alternative food culture in Jackson, Mississippi. The cast of characters include Rene Rosenfeld, John Deming, Jr. of Life Call Holy Foods, Edge City, Grits & Greens, Rainbow, and Footprint Farms. The message will … Continue reading Are You Sanpaku?: Counterculture Foodways in Jackson, Mississippi
The state of love-filled delight in possibilities and eager joy at the prospect of actualizing them is known in Buddhism as bright faith. Bright faith goes beyond merely claiming that possibility for oneself to immersing oneself in it. With bright faith we feel exalted as we are lifted out of our normal sense of insignificance, … Continue reading Born of Bright Faith
