I’m back in my cul-de-sac today (not literally, but in my thinking). There’s a big hole in my neighbor’s front yard. Not a literal hole in the ground, a place where a tree used to be—until last winter’s ice storm. My neighbor lost a Bradford pear. Why? Because Bradford pear trees, despite their beautiful early …
Monthly Archives: June 2008
From “Reverend” Bob
I find it interesting to try to understand what people think and why. (I need to begin my saying that in my religious heritage, we don’t call preachers “reverend” and we use the term “pastor” to refer to the elders rather than to the ministers.) Now to my story. We have lived in our neighborhood …
The Community of Faith
Likely one shouldn’t go out on the limb so far as to claim, “This is the most important class you have ever taken.” Some professors do. My class is most important. My class is more important than any other class. The homework I assign is the most important homework in the world. This is not …