Monthly Archives: September 2006
There is a little stretch of sidewalk in downtown DC called Therapy Row. The specific stretch of sidewalk I’m referencing is actually a square from the corner of 8th and H down to the corner of 7th and H, across H to Starbucks (pause here for a Grande Pumpkin Spice Latte) out the door and back down the other side of the street, then across H again and back to Calvary. Actually,… Read More
I had a conversation with our 8-year-old resident sage Sam this weekend that made me remember how different life looks from that vantage point. Do you remember? Sam is a meticulous student and committed learner. He was discussing his concerns over the fact that he feels it will be very likely he will need a cell phone sometime in the future. (The prospect of such an acquisition was clearly one of the… Read More
I’m sorry to say I am not sure the exact number, but I think this is probably about #534 on my list of “What I Did Not Learn In Seminary”.We tackled the issue of poverty last Sunday in worship, as the lectionary texts spoke eloquently to the question of how our faith might lead us to address the inequities in our society. Right as the service began, almost as if we had… Read More
The cards on the flowers read, “A little something to remind you of God’s beautiful creation and that you are loved. In remembrance of 9/11”. They stood on the four corners of our busy downtown DC block and handed flowers to weary pedestrians weighed down by the intensity of life in this city capped with the memory of a horrible tragedy 5 years ago.Kids who struggle to achieve what comes too easy… Read More
Thanks to Life Long Learner for these thoughts to ponder . . .• Change is inevitable• If people want to go to church…they will. • There are churches for church minded insiders to go to. • There are churches that think about and adjust their practices to reach out to the outsiders. (I want to be a part of this church)• Since the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over… Read More
I’ve heard that one thing that keeps you young is if you are always learning. Well go ahead and take a few months off my ticking clock because I learned something very important this week: when you get tickets to a sporting event in a three-tiered stadium and your section number starts with “3”, you should expect quite a climb to your seat.Tuesday found us climbing the stairs at the beautiful Arthur… Read More
Talk with the Preacher 