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vol. 6, num. 21
2007-11-16 — 2007-11-30

It’s something most of us think about this time of year—if we haven’t been pondering already for weeks.  Though tangible and intangible gifts surround us all year round, autumn seems like a good time to give some special consideration as we prepare to give thanks and express our gratitude through the exchange of presents.

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Do Justice

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feature

Around town

by Bill Boerman-Cornell

A bike ride prompts gratitude for the gift of community.

articles

Editorial

High on security

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

A call to acknowledge suffering even as we celebrate good gifts.

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Open hands

by Troy Cady

A meditation on the idea that we who have freely received should freely give.

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How to give great gifts

by Amanda Caldwell

A practical guide for the dazed and confused…as well as the overly confident.

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Remembering

by Alissa Goudswaard

Holiday memories serve as reminders of the best gifts.

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The gift of life

by Benjamin Seeberger

A moment of near tragedy becomes a moment of grace in the journey toward God.

reviews

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The gift that keeps on giving

by Raymond Blanton

A review of Noah Baumbach’s Margot and the Wedding.

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Grant’s recommendations 11.16.07

by Grant Elgersma

From Pieces of April and an album of 69 love songs by its music director to the dark alienation of Nick Cave and Grinderman.

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Kirstin’s recommendations 11.16.07

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Musical performance art with Tim Fite and re-visiting a classic with Hitchcock’s Rear Window.

gallery

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The Gift of Friendship

by Elysha Ardelean

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The Holy Family

by Janet McKenzie

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Afternoon

by Raymond Blanton

in case you missed it the first time

Article

Given with love

by Sarah Walsh Landini

Shopping for Christmas gifts can be an opportunity to practice our deepest values.

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Butternut Squash Soup

by Steve Lansingh

A simple recipe for autumn and winter.

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Gifts of music

by David F. Recher

A brief tour through the last few centuries reveals many theories about music that are, in and of themselves, gifts to our experience and understanding of the art form.

weaving the web

National Geographic

Green Living 101: Fashion Fundamentals

A gift to the recipient, a gift to the earth—Janna Leyde writes about green fashion.

Killing the Buddha

Notes on an Empty Church

Blake Lambert writes about President Felix Houphouet-Boigny’s gift to the Ivory Coast.

Orion Magazine

The Territory of Tint

Robert Michael Pyle explores the gift of color and, by association, sight.

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