There has been much media coverage this week about impact of the new Georgia voting law and its fallout, especially as Major League Baseball has decided to move its mid-season Allstar Game from Atlanta to Denver. The move sparked questions about the efficacy (a term we’ve heard a lot lately related to the effectiveness of … Continue reading The New Voting Laws
Vaccinated and Unvaccinated
I received my second vaccination on Monday. I had a minor reaction for a day or so, but since then I’ve been fine. What a miracle! I can go into the world (still masked, of course) confident that I will not contract Covid-19 (or give it to anyone else) and that soon I may be … Continue reading Vaccinated and Unvaccinated
Another Shooting, and Another
Christians are deep into the Lenten season. At worship in our church, the recurring theme has been, “Again and Again.” It is a reminder as we prepare for Easter Sunday that God’s grace is extended to us—and that we are called to respond to that grace—over and over again. Hearing the news this week about … Continue reading Another Shooting, and Another
On a Corner in Upper Manhattan
This week, I punctured my personal pandemic bubble to travel to New York City where my wife registered for a ten-year health care research study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. It was a short visit to New York Presbyterian Hospital. The plan was for us to drive into the city (still wary of … Continue reading On a Corner in Upper Manhattan
Biden’s Big Bill
Less than two months after Joe Biden took office, Congress passed a Covid-related stimulus package in what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called, “the most consequential legislation that many of us will ever be a party to.” In a day when we have come to expect hyperbole from politicians, this is probably not an exaggeration. The … Continue reading Biden’s Big Bill