On Independence Luncheons + Independence Cake

a reflection, a prayer, and a recipe to start your week

This week, here in the United States, we will be celebrating Independence Day. This day, like Thanksgiving, can be a complicated one for many Americans. It is a gift to celebrate the freedoms afforded us here. But all too often, we are encouraged to tell American history in a manner that overlooks the destruction wrought along the way and that ignores t…