November 17, 2019 In June, I traveled to Richmond, Indiana, to help my son move to Maine. Over the years, I have visited there many times, and I have gotten to know the area a bit. Richmond is an economically depressed city that has lost its shine. But it has an interesting history. Read More […]
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Sunday, November 10, 2019 I had never given much thought about that moment when the guns stopped until last year, the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. I have been thinking about it ever since, imagining what the moment must have been like. Read More
September 29, 2019 My childhood house had thick woods behind it where I played happily as a child. Read More
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I cannot begin to imagine what it must be like to be a Muslim in America now. The national hatred borne on the airwaves, through social media, and from person-to-person threats and insults must be horrible. My heart goes out to the children especially and also to refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers who may have
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This month the Sunday School is taking up the topic of “journey.” Long ago, when I was five, my family took a three-week trip out west: my parents, my two older brothers, the family dog, and me traveling in the Ford Edsel station wagon. We saw all kinds of wonders: Yellowstone National Park, the Rocky
