On Friday a friend of mine and I decided to hop on Portland’s excellent light rail and explore the Pioneer District of downtown. We opted not to seek out specific sites, like Powell’s Books, deciding instead to wander the streets and see what life we could find. Portland is a stunning city, and a pleasure…
Category: Thoughts
Up In The Air
I remember the first time I saw the clouds through an airplane window. When I was in fifth grade my family decided, spur of the moment, to join my grandparents in Florida over our Spring break. We packed our bags in the darkness of the early morning and headed to the airport. It wasn’t my…
We Are One
During my recent visit to the Museum of the American Revolution I was made aware of a Revolutionary symbol which I’d never before encountered. Many people are aware of Benjamin Franklin’s “Join, or Die” political drawing. It features a snake cut into pieces, each piece corresponding to one of the colonies 1. It was a…
A Revolutionary Day at the Museum
In April of 2017 the Museum of the American Revolution opened it doors. On Monday, my family joined some friends to visit the new site. It might seem strange, given my tendency to see violence as a failure rather than a cause for celebration, but I have a passion for studying America’s Revolutionary Period. The…
Technological Shift
Last night, as I was preparing my slides for Sunday morning worship, a sudden though creeped into my head. Why even bother bringing my MacBook over to church with me? As I pondered this thought it occurred to me, there really is nothing I do at worship which requires a traditional clamshell laptop 1. My…
