Desiccated bronze orphans, aligned along branches, rustling....
The Shared World: Lessons In Joy and (Dis)Comfort (sermon)
First Parish Church of Groton Karen G. Johnston, Ministerial Intern (audio....
Trooper Responsive: The Story Continues
(Earlier today, I sent this letter. I comment about the response at the end of this post.) Colonel Timothy Alben Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police Dear Sir: It is not an easy time to be a police officer in this....
Arriving at the Rally on Police Brutality in the Back of a Police Cruiser
Or, A Story of Ms. Panache and Her Four Angels Her floppy hat was made....
The Great (Racial Justice) Turning (Part II)
(Part I can be found here.) (2/26/2020: edited for clarity, as well as to....
Eric and Jesus Can't Breathe: Another Non-Indictment (Part I)
Seeringly poignant, this point. We can advocate for bodycams on police, sign every petition, the national ones, the local ones. We can write to the governor, to our state reps and senators. We can call our local police stations. We can lend our....
Tribute to Stephen Philbrick on the Occasion of Twenty Years in Ministry
this is the original version of the abbreviated tribute I gave this....
Returning to Langston: Poems of Our Times
When I preached on the Sunday a week after Mike Brown was murdered in Ferguson,....
Books for Burma (or is it Myanmar?)
In just over a month, I depart for Burma. Or Myanmar. Same difference. At least that's the answer I get from the couple of people with whom I have talked who are from there. Given my left-leaning politics, I picked up that (at least in the....
Let's not Just Make Noise, Let's Make a Difference: On the Night of No Indictment of Darren Wilson
I am supposed to be moved to write something, or say something, or craft some....