What We Read This Week

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!

CHRISTMAS

Christmas Countdown

Strange or silly as some of these customs might seem, I’d rather have my calendar structured around cultural traditions than around corporate budget forecasts. I don’t care how much retailers are worried about fourth-quarter earnings…Read Full Article

From Christianity Today

OPINION

Why religious studies are needed

From RNS

SCIENCE

Imagining the Jellyfish Apocalypse

The stinging, gelatinous blobs could take over the world’s oceans. …Read Full Article

From the Atlantic

CANADA

A Canadian pilgrimage

An adventure photographer’s cross-country cycling journey spotlights less familiar layers of our national identity…Read Full Article

From ucobserver

SPIRITUALITY

5 Tips for a More Spiritual Advent

There’s something very special about the first Sunday of Advent — singing the familiar Advent hymns and lighting the first Advent candle. I always feel a thrill of anticipation that Christmas is just around the corner…Read Full Article

From busted halo