“Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.”

~ Oscar Wilde

Standing with PULSE

2016-10-13T10:42:59-04:00June 14th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Let's set aside terrorism for a moment. And let's suspend for a few seconds our much-needed debate about gun control laws. Instead, let's give our full attention to "the gay" part of what happened at The PULSE nightclub Orlando. Because it was a "gay thing" - a brutal attack aimed specifically at LGBTQ people. I have a theory that may or may not have merit: With the news that the shooter, Omar Mateen, frequented the club, used gay dating apps, and - according to a former classmate - was himself gay, the possible specter of self-rage comes into view. It goes like [READ MORE]

“Protect Them” – a Memorial Day Meditation

2016-10-13T10:43:01-04:00May 27th, 2016|Uncategorized|

What are your earliest memories of Memorial Day? Debbie Greene Brown, one of the kids who grew up in the first church I served – now all grown up with kids of her own – once posted on her Facebook page a Memorial Day memory. She wrote that she is “remembering my Dad today - the Memorial Day parade in N. Attleboro was ALWAYS a big day for him...his flag would be hung from the front door and he'd put on his WWII uniform (it stillllll fit! ) and proudly march in the town's parade. [READ MORE]

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