Newark Advocate faith columnist Jeff Gill's curiosity about a plot of land reminds him how focusing on the negative in life ...

In October, we held the grand opening of the Jester Farmhouse, our new physical home. Built in the early 19th century, the farmhouse stood vacant for decades, slowly succumbing to the elements.

At the end of that story — spoiler alert — there is a grand old farmhouse that is ultimately torn down and the land merged into a corporate mega farm. Only a few old, tall trees remain to mark ...