Bulk waste in small towns

Our small little community began bulk waste pickup a few months back. In order to control costs and set expectations, we require residents to sign up for bulk pickup the week before. I’ve had a few complaints (not many), and people are still adjusting to the...
When pagers were high-tech

When pagers were high-tech

Way back in the 90s (I was probably a sophomore in high school), I got my first pager. They were state of the art and a serious status symbol. We had cell phones, but they were usually mounted permanently in a car or carried in a bag (they were certainly not pocket...
Come spring

Come spring

You flip and flutter and roll across streets and yards in the last year‘s drab worn dresses. But the wind blows not only you, but spring, when your sisters green and vibrant will emerge and fill the trees.
Church as a society

Church as a society

I listen to a lectionary podcast each week and one of the features is an included reading from “A Great Cloud of Witnesses”, a book published by the Episcopal Church commemorating important figures in the Christian tradition (including Catholics,...
Strength in prayer

Strength in prayer

“Take time to be Holy, speak oft with thy Lord…” The last few weeks we have experienced unaccountable violence in West Tennessee, and been grief stricken and appalled at violence in Las Vegas (and continued violence in our communities). In an address...