Greetings, Friends!! Last week I became aware of some startling and disturbing statistics: there were over 44,000 deaths by suicide in the US in 2015 and, of these, over 22,000 were committed by veterans. In fact, there is an average of 20 veteran deaths by suicide every day and of these 20, only 6 of … Continue reading Suicide Prevention and The Faith Community
Greetings, Friends! This morning as I was driving to church, I was listening to NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday when I heard the story of the MacArthur Fellow, Vijay Gupta, a violist from the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In the interview, Gupta shared his passion for playing music and his passion for sharing the gift of music … Continue reading Vote Faithfully
Greetings, Friends! I’m afraid that I am writing with a heavy heart this week. In just minutes, the Senate will vote whether or not to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as our next Supreme Court justice. Even though you will know the outcome of that vote by the time you read this blog, there are some thoughts … Continue reading The Doctrine of Discovery
Greetings, friends! This has been a tough news week. I’m almost tempted to leave it at that for today. I’m weary and touchy from trying to follow all of the discussions surrounding Judge Kavanaugh’s potential confirmation to the Supreme Court. On the one hand, I’d love to just hide away because I find this all … Continue reading Seeking Justice, Seeking Christ
Greetings, Friends! So much of my life is spent around students that it’s hard not to bring these experiences into the blog at times. This week, as I was working on preparing Bible study for my group at the Onsted Senior Center, a student came to my door because he noticed a poster I have … Continue reading You only leave home when home won’t let you stay
Greetings, Friends! True confessions: Some weeks, I have to hunt a little harder to find motivation to write this blog. This was one of those weeks. I think I’ve mentioned that after 13 years of being the Residence Director in a women’s dorm, the college decided to switch my residence to a men’s dorm. I’m … Continue reading Upcoming Changes in Our Worship
Greetings, Friends – I was thinking about the freshmen on campus this week. Recently it occurred to me that most of them were born in the year 2000 – a very different century than the majority of my Nuts and Bolts audience. And, this week with the remembrance of 9/11, I am reminded that most … Continue reading Aid For Palestine
