Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and the Divine Dozen Saints – With Videos!

It’s Sunday of the MLK Holiday weekend and I am finally getting back to posting here. I do enjoy posting … More

Pandemic Day #290 – In a Word: 2020

It”s a while after midnight (yes, I was watching “The Office” and it got late,) so I am going to … More

It’s the earliest minutes of Monday the 28th which means that, after today, there’s just three days left in 2020. … More

I write after midnight on what is now the day after Christmas. It’s late, so I will keep this short. … More

So in this crazy Y2020, two hundred fifty-five days ago we celebrated an Easter unlike any other in my fifty … More

First of all, some good news today for me and those who share my profession here in Ohio: Ohio teachers … More

I’m a big fan of “year end” lists of various kinds. I find that perusing these gives me quick and … More

During my Christmas Break, I’m going to try to get back to blogging here at the end of each day. … More

Presence Podcast: Sitting, Waiting, Wishing: Advent Reflections – Third Sunday of Advent https://anchor.fm/presence/episodes/Third-Sunday-of-Advent-Sitting–Waiting–Wishing–Advent-Reflections-ennrf4 ++++++++++ Readings for the Third Sunday of … More

First Monday of Advent – Sitting, Waiting, Wishing: Daily Advent Reflections https://anchor.fm/presence/episodes/First-Monday-of-Advent—Sitting–Waiting–Wishing-Daily-Advent-Reflections-en4v51 +++++++++++ Liturgical Readings for the First Monday of … More

First Sunday of Advent – Presence Podcast – Sitting, Waiting, Wishing https://anchor.fm/presence/episodes/Sitting–Waiting–Wishing-First-Sunday-of-Advent-en3nj6 ++++++++++ Liturgical Scripture for the First Sunday of … More

I premiere the first episode of my new, seasonal sub-podcast which I’ve entitled “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing: Advent Reflections” https://anchor.fm/presence/episodes/Sitting–Waiting–Wishing-Advent-Reflections—Christ-the-King-en2lcp Sitting, … More

It has been a LONG time since my last post. Why? (you may be wondering) The short answer – teaching … More

1885 – White miners upset about competition for jobs kill 28 Chinese workers in Rock Springs, Wyoming, causing hundreds to … More

1884 – Superintendent denies Mamie Tape, a Chinese American child, admission to public school in San Francisco this week saying … More

1966 – Alabama passes legislation barring school districts from agreeing to desegregate after decision in Brown vs. Board of Education … More

2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates the U.S. Gulf Coast; the subsequent disaster response is criticized for mistreating many severely impacted … More

1955 – Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, white members of the Ku Klux Klan, abduct 14 year old Emmett Till … More

1874 – Mob of 400 masked men on horseback armed with shotguns kidnaps 16 black men from jail in Gibson … More

August 25th – Montgomery, Alabama, home of Robert Graetz, white minister of Trinity Lutheran Church and Montgomery Association board member, … More