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February 3, 2023

(Content warning: sexual assault) Yesterday two friends messaged me to ask: "Have you heard the news? The PCUSA announced the text for the Winter Ordination exam: Judges 19." While I have stepped aside from doing "hot takes" on breaking news about sexual assault, I am choosing to respond. … [Read more...] about PCUSA Ordination Exam on Judges 19

Sexual Abuse & Church Phyllis Trible

December 14, 2022

How do you celebrate a milestone birthday? Last summer as I enjoyed some friend's photos of NYC, I realized that it's been almost a decade since I visited the Big Apple. I decided my upcoming birthday was a perfect time to fix that! I made hotel reservations on Expedia and researched the … [Read more...] about NYC Weekend: Celebrating a Milestone Birthday

New York City,  Words & Writing Acela Train,  Broadway,  Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church,  Hugh Jackman,  John Lennon,  Rockefeller Center,  Sardis,  SIX,  Tavern on the Green,  Times Square

November 21, 2022

November 22, 2022 Dear Friends at Rock Creek — What a joyous occasion — a 200th anniversary! I send you my heartiest Congratulations and warmest Best Wishes. God has smiled upon the Rock Creek Church over the years, and I am happy to have served the saints there for six years in the 1990s. I … [Read more...] about Greetings to the Rock Creek Presbyterian Church (Tallula, IL) on their 200th Anniversary!

Rock Creek Presbyterian Church John M. Berry,  rural ministry

August 13, 2022

To celebrate our 38th wedding anniversary, Doug and I attended the Lady Gaga concert in Nationals Park in Washington, DC. Some 40,000 fans overflowed the ballpark on a sweltering August night. The Chromatica concert began late, at 9:00, and lasted a full 2 hours. The orchestration of video, … [Read more...] about Lady Gaga in Concert, DC Aug 2022

Lyrics & Music Chromatica,  Lady Gaga

in support of Ukraine

May 15, 2022

How often are you able to set foot in five different countries in one day? That's one reason why folks lined up for the European Union Embassy Tour 2022, which took place on May 14. When you enter an embassy you are technically on that country's soil. That reality came home when we passed through … [Read more...] about Embassy Tour 2022 — European Union

Embassy Tour 2022 Embassy of Greece,  Embassy of Hungary,  Embassy of Luxembourg,  Embassy of the Czech Republic,  Embassy of the Netherlands,  Embassy Tour 2022,  George Petrides Sculptor

Embassy Tour

May 13, 2022

Every year the Embassies in Washington DC host an Embassy Tour on two Saturdays in May except, of course, for the last two pandemic years -- which means there was pent-up demand and excitement. May 7 was the reception for the non-European countries. May 14 was the EU's turn. We stepped foot … [Read more...] about Embassy Tour in DC, May 2022

Embassy Tour 2022 Around the World Embassy Tour,  Cultural Tourism DC,  Passport DC

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