The Measure of Overlap

The Measure of Overlap

Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, and continuing through Friday, I will be attending the nearby Brimfield Antiques Show which is an event that has been going on for over fifty years and draws attendees from throughout the country and even outside the country. I became...
Wondering Why

Wondering Why

Dear Friends, In various ways, some subtle and some more overt, the notion is gestating and being nurtured along that the shooter must have been mentally ill as a way to explain the causes for the whole episode without further probing. Whether that was the case, and...

Thanksgiving Tidings

Dear Friends, Expressing a desire felt by all human beings to be in close connection with others we hold in affection, the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christian community gathered in Rome, “For I am longing to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift to...
Church, State, and Public Health

Church, State, and Public Health

  Once again the matter of whether churches merit special treatment or exemption from public policy has become a subject of open  discussion, and particularly so in reference to one church, Adams Square Baptist in Worcester, whose defiance of Covid-19 pandemic...
Ghost Towns

Ghost Towns

As you are aware by now, the building is empty day to day, save for my routine visits, so various bits of news may more or less get “trapped” inside without interaction among us all. There are two specific items relative to Carolyn of which you may be unaware. The...
Virus Responses

Virus Responses

All manner of human interest stories related to the Covid-19 crisis have entered the mainstream media. Some are poignant tales of struggle and loss, some are recountings of personal victories and extraordinary personal sacrifice, some are testimonies to gestures of...