When Pastor Hans preached on how small things make a big difference, my mind went back to something that was done for me and ...

August is fig season in Arkansas. If your trees did not suffer winter damage, there should be fruit ready to harvest now. The common fig (Ficus carica) is one of the oldest fruit crops known to humans ...

There’s an old, crude joke, that men enter the world by leaving the female anatomy and spend their entire lives trying to get back inside. It’s a bit reductive, but I have a feeling Eartheater, as ...

The Major Oak in the Sherwood Forest was between 800 and 1,200 years old. It succumbed to a combination of over-tourism, climate change and misguided efforts to save it. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting ...

Find today’s readings here. There is a whole lot to cover in today’s lengthy Gospel, including one of the most confusing Scripture passages there is. Jesus cursing the fig tree—it is just begging to ...

As this year’s biggest perfume trends put lush, complex gourmands front and center, fig is quietly emerging as the fragrance note du jour. Less overtly sweet and juicy than most fruit-forward notes, ...

Melina Matsoukas has found her next directorial project in Octavia E. Butler’s landmark sci-fi odyssey “Parable of the Sower.” Matsoukas, whose resume includes “Queen & Slim,” “Insecure” and several ...

Warner Bros. Pictures has set a feature adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s critically acclaimed sci-fi novel “Parable of the Sower” helmed by Melina Matsoukas. “Parable of the Sower” takes place on a ...

Holy Week is the most revered time for the Greek Orthodox Church. Image: Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the two thieves. Credit: Travis / flickr CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED The Holy Week that leads to Easter ...

As someone who was an avid reader growing up, it is a shock that I haven’t so much as touched a book now that I am older. But there is a reason for this. My biggest motivator for reading was that ...

You’ll find a lot more sand than trees in the Sahara Desert, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally crop up. Here’s the story of the Tree of Ténéré, as well as a couple other famous trees found ...