Epiphany

Baptism: Jesus Burns His Draft Card

(Epiphany/Baptism of Jesus Sunday)

Mark 4:4-11; 

On October 15, 1965 . . . 

In a demonstration staged by the student-run National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam, the first public burning of a draft card in the United States takes place.

These demonstrations drew 100,000 people in Continue reading

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The Drapes Are Open

The first time I heard the description “window treatment,” I thought of old wood frame windows. Quickly my ignorance was exposed and learned this was a eupemism used by Interior Decorators. Growing up our windows were treated with drapes. Big, heavy, thick drapes.
drapes

When we wanted to see who … Continue reading

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