Remembering the enduring values of King David
COVER STORY: Veteran leadership coach, pastor and author Larry Buxton writes our lead story this week about a group of anxious men who gathered in the suburbs of Washington D.C. recently—hoping to rediscover the spiritual resilience to face the chaotic changes we all are encountering these days. Larry led them through a two-day retreat and, in this story, he describes values from the life of King David that resonated most deeply with this men’s group. In 2025, Larry’s 2020 book about David suddenly seems as timely as our daily headlines. This is a story you may want to share with friends—especially if you’d like to spark a discussion group like the one Larry describes here.
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And More Good News from Our Authors
A Big “Thank You!” to Readers and Reviewers from Doug Brouwer—
FROM OUR “No. 1” AUTHOR THIS WEEK, DOUG BROUWER: Good news travels fast and apparently good news about travel—travels even faster! That’s the experience Traveler’s Path author Douglas J. Brouwer writes about this week in our Front Edge Publishing column.
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Holidays & Festivals
Jews gather around seder tables for Passover
REMEMBERING GOD’S GOODNESS IN THE EXODUS is the central theme of foods and traditional readings around seder tables in this universally celebrated holiday among Jews worldwide. As Holidays & Festivals columnist Stephanie Fenton writes: “Passover usually is experienced as a family reunion, a history lesson, an affirmation of survival and a time of reflecting on ways to help the vulnerable.”
This year, the first seder of Passover is on the evening of Saturday, April 12.
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And, Easter(s) soon will converge
STAY TUNED for our coverage of Easter(s), which will converge in both the Christian West (Catholic, Protestant and Anglican calendars) and the Christian East (Orthodox calendars) on Sunday April 20. The last time East and West celebrated Easter on the same date was 2017. (While most Americans know the holiday simply as “Easter”—Orthodox refer to the holiday as Great and Holy Pascha.)
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WANT TO SEE ALL OF THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS? It’s easy to find our annual calendar of global observances. Just remember the web address: InterfaithHolidays.com
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Faith & film
How about some fictional presidential drama?
THIS WEEK, photographer and author Rodney Curtis offers us some relief from the very real presidential dramas we’re all watching on a daily basis. Rodney writes that he and his wife are so anxious about what’s really happening in Washington DC—that naturally they found themselves binge watching TV about—yes, presidential drama. In this review, Rodney covers the popular series: Paradise, Zero Day and The Residence. If you haven’t seen these series yet, you’ll enjoy Rodney’s overview—and may want to share his column with friends. As you click on this link, you’ll jump over to Rodney’s own home online to read the column.
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Our online magazine has specialized for many years in covering news about religious and cultural diversity as reflected in new books, holidays & festivals and films. In 2024, our long-time film critic Edward McNulty died. In 2025, we will continue to publish important reviews—sometimes by drawing on Ed’s considerable body of work and sometimes by welcoming other writers.
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