Though the war drums fall silentTheir beat yet echoes across the earthShaking the grass that sprouts where boots were kickedSlicing… Read more Memorial Day
Month: May 2025
The Eternal Rememberer
“We remember them” we say, in one of the litanies from our hymnal. But if honoring the dead depends on… Read more The Eternal Rememberer
Trapped!
Trapped! The story of Floyd Collins by Robert K. Murray and Roger W. Brucker Jim and I spent a week… Read more Trapped!
The Noise of Time
The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes Jim and I spent a week in New York last month. We stayed… Read more The Noise of Time
Loyalty: A Delicate Virtue
To perceive that something is valuable, to connect ourselves to that thing, and then to stick with it when times… Read more Loyalty: A Delicate Virtue
Cross Purposes
Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy by Jonathan Rauch Rauch’s new book, published earlier this year, is an extended… Read more Cross Purposes
The First Three Minutes
The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by Steven Weinberg Back in February, when… Read more The First Three Minutes
Continuous Creation
The old story tells us that God finished the work of creation in six days and rested on the seventh.… Read more Continuous Creation
Exciting Time
I’m looking forward to singing with the choir tonight and being with you all again for worship on Sunday. As… Read more Exciting Time