Back when I lived in Seattle, I wrote for a blog called Jew-ish.com. My editor there, Leyna Krow, moved to Spokane in the fall of 2010 for graduate school. A few months later, she posted a brief essay titled “Feeling way too Jewish in Spokane."
On Aug. 9 at p.m. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will host a free screening of "The Last Mountain."
This film tells the story of a small group of ordinary citizens trying to stop big coal corporations from continuing the practice of mountaintop removal mining.
On the morning of Aug. 11, 45 churches from across the Spokane area will participate in Serve Our City.
That morning volunteers from the participating churches will beautify the grounds of a nearby school by picking up trash, pulling weeds and other basic maintenance activities.
A British voice echoes through a cathedral nave made of stone and mortar, topped with solid California redwood. The source of the voice is a lean, white haired man, pointing to a south window. He slides his glasses towards the bridge of his nose, describing every detail and color the stained glass creates.