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Church in New England: Teaching English and sharing God’s love

Janet Lallathin teaches English to an immigrant. (Photo by Cheryl Mann Bacon)

Rungee and Lallathin are but one of the many teams who come to West
Springfield to teach conversational English classes. Let’s Start Talking
calls its students readers because most of each one-hour lesson is spent
reading Bible stories and discussing them with the volunteer teacher.

How Santa Claus Got His Name: A Festive History

Saint Nicholas

Originally published in The Conversation Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red-suited guy who delivers Christmas presents via a reindeer-powered sleigh. But have you never wondered how he became a man of …

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