Clay, CA

Greek philosophers conceived of the divine as philosophical abstraction: a cosmic principle that held together the fabric of the universe. In the poetic imagination of Hebrew writers, however, the divine was also irrepressibly, exuberantly tactile. This God got his hands dirty: He shaped clay. He planted gardens. He marked out foundations. He stretched out heavens. Read more... The post The Work of Their Hands appeared first on Christianity Today.

Clay Mauritson’s family has farmed here for six generations. But equally notable is Project Zin, the event he and his wife founded in 2011 with chef Charlie Palmer after their son Brady was diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Some projects are planned. Others, like repairs recently completed at Dream Island Road, pop up unexpectedly.“Between the two manholes on that road, it was clay pipe and it was collapsing so the sewer couldn’t get past,” Public Works Director Charlie Mopps said. “We hired two different groups to try to do a pipe bursting project to get it freed up so we could get a pipe in there in a minimally invasive way. It couldn’t happen, and the whole thing collapsed.”S

Clay Holmes allowed one hit over 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Seiya Suzuki belted a three-run homer, fueling the host Chicago Cubs to a 3-0 victory ove...

Jac Caglianone went 4-for-4 with two homers and two doubles and drove in four runs as the host Kansas City Royals spoiled Clay Holmes' Chicago Cubs de...