Our church signage was hanging from tall ceilings. No one seemed to notice it. So Outreach Team decided to lower the signs to eye level. My suspicion is that nothing will change. People will keep searching for the restrooms. Maybe if we develop location based texting… “You are near the bathroom.” “Warmer” “Colder” “COLDer” “COLDER!”… […]

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“Out with Karens…” — School board sign in our neighborhood. In January I started volunteering at our school. Monday is my day off, so I go in with the kids at 8:30 and stay till the class has lunch at 11:30. I am not in one of their classes — my goal is to help […]

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Zelensky “proves the truth that one man with courage makes a majority.” — “Why we admire Zelensky”, NYTimes When the warship Moskava was sunk the official word from Russia was that the entire crew was saved. I suspect everyone, even Russians, knew this was a lie. Yet it is the official story that Russia continues […]

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I asked the Stage Design Team (Jessica, Kim, and Karlan) if they could create water on stage. Maybe put down some blue plastic… out some cardboard waves… This was on Wednesday – for Sunday, so I thought they may even say, “no, not enough time.” Instead by yesterday they had built this: Now they are […]

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“Light will win over darkness.” – Volodymyr Zelenskyy Right at the beginning of the conflict, awed by the bravery of President Zelenskyy, we bought this shirt. Meg has a matching one. Proceeds go to the Red Cross’s effort in Ukraine. The words are powerful and hopeful — all the more spoken by the man who […]

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