Walk down any supermarket aisle in America, and chances are you’ll find titanium dioxide hiding in plain sight. It's in your chewing gum, your...

Summer break often sparks a question for families: how can we keep children engaged and learning while school is out? For many kids, exploring science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) can be a fun and enriching way to do just that. Yet recent federal cuts to education and research funding have made access to formal STEM programs like robotics camps or advanced math classes less available for many children. This shift places more responsibility on families and caregivers to nurture curiosity and problem-solving skills at home. Drawing on research and real-world examples, here are four practical and playful ways parents and caregivers can support children’s STEM learning during the summer—fostering confidence, creativity, and critical thinking. 1. Identify...

There are moments in history when humanity must collectively pause, reflect, and recommit to our shared values. Today feels like one of those moments. This past Sunday, our congregation recalled Hands Across America, the 1986 initiative that brought over six million Americans together in a symbolic coast-to-coast embrace. The message then was clear: we are one people, united in hope despite our divisions. Nearly four decades later, the gesture resonates more deeply than ever—not as nostalgia, but as a wake-up call. Our nation is fraying at the seams. Not from lack of patriotism or principle, but from a slow erosion of empathy. When Law Becomes Violence News that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Marcelo Gomes Da Silva—a...