New York Times: Excerpts from, Why Churches Should Drop Their Online Services By Tish Harrison Warren — Jan. 30, 2022 (My comments follow.) Over the past two years a refrain has become common in churches and other religious communities: “Join us in person or online.” I was a big proponent of that “or online” part. In … Continue reading Drop Online Church?? Bad Idea of the Week (and it’s only Monday morning)
Eighteen years ago yesterday (or maybe it was today; dates get fuzzy), we had a fire in the attic at Quaker House: very old wiring got overloaded. We were lucky, though. Our friend Sean Crane was visiting, and he raced up the attic stairs with a fire extinguisher. By the time the engines got there, … Continue reading Eighteen Years & Counting
if you saw this guy wandering the streets with his weatherbeaten sign, it was probably me. And . . . The original of this Far Side cartoon is much funnier, but it doesn’t keep me awake. Besides . . . Since last time I saw the same therapist, but it didn’t help. More about this … Continue reading It’s Almost Here, Again . . .
So I went to COSTCO the other day, looking for this and that, but not a rotisserie chicken. I really like their roasters: plump, juicy, and at 3 pounds for $4.99 the very model of a major-league loss leader. But I had recently had chicken, so this time I was just rolling past the big … Continue reading Flying the Coop: Where Have All the Chickens Gone???
This weekend, Chuck Fager told the true story of Eating Dr. King’s Dinner, by Zoom at the historic Fairfield Friends Meeting in Camby, Indiana, near Indianapolis. The invitation came from Fairfield’s well-known pastor (and best-selling author) Phil Gulley. You can now watch Chuck telling this story (34 minutes), right now, at this free link. (You … Continue reading King Day Special! “Eating Dr. King’s Dinner” – Told LIVE