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Friday, April 4, 2025

Cassy Benefield

Cassy (pronounced like Cassie but spelled with a 'y') Benefield is a wife and mother, a writer and photographer and a huge fan of non-fiction. She has traveled all her life, first as an Army brat. She is a returned Peace Corps volunteer (2004-2006) to Romania where she mainly taught Conversational English. She received her bachelor’s in journalism from Cal Poly Technical University in San Luis Obispo, California. She finds much comfort in her Savior, Jesus Christ, and considers herself a religion nerd who is prone to buy more books, on nearly any topic, than she is ever able to read. She is the associate editor of FāVS.News.

Faith Action Network Brings Spring Summit to Spokane

These summits offer an opportunity for people of faith to gather and discuss ways to collectively further social justice in Washington.

Unitarians Assemble in Spokane, Address Immigrant Prison System With Film Screening

As part of the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly 2019 meeting taking place in Spokane, the Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of California and the Diverse Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries will host a screening of "Immigrant Prisons" at the Magic Lantern Theatre.

Summer Brings Vacation Bible Schools and Other Day Camps to Spokane and North Idaho

Parents, it’s time to break open the summer planner and see what vacation Bible school or other values-oriented day camp fits your calendar to help prevent that “I’m bored” refrain you are so often bombarded with this time of year.

Free dental clinic opened in Spokane by Seventh-day Adventist Church

Volunteer-run, from the receptionists to the dentists, and including the hygienists and dental assistants, this clinic provides Spokane’s low-income and under-served population free dental care services, including exams, x-rays, cleanings, fillings, and extractions.

Two Men. Two Journeys. One Ramadan.

This year, during his third Ramadan, and first one in Spokane, he wants to try and be at the mosque every night for the community’s breaking of the fast, known as the iftar, or evening meal.

Let’s Be a More Gracious Community Toward One Another’s Freedoms

In a recent story covered by KXLY and the Spokesman-Review, complaints about Union Gospel Mission’s policy of not hiring openly gay people as well as questions about how they serve transgender homeless persons has been a stalling factor in a deal the City of Spokane wants to make with UGM to bring a waste water treatment plant onto property UGM owns.

Agreeing to Disagree Agreeably

So why is it so hard to agree to disagree agreeably? And how can we make this process easier for ourselves to produce a kindness toward others with whom our opinions differ?

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