Absence may make the heart grow fonder but it makes the brain grow weaker. I am in Michigan for a while, mostly to await a new grandchild, but the miles and the timezones and the lack of visual reminders mean it is harder to work. I forgot to write this piece altogether until Lore prompted…
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Ministers hate spring. Because that’s often when annual meetings are held which means writing annual reports. No doubt there are some who love doing this but I have not met them. You may then conclude that I am no fan, but it is nonetheless essential. We use the word ‘accountability’ a lot now, and reports…
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One thing we have all learned from the pandemic is that VUU is not the place but the people. As we get closer to when we can be with one another in person again, let’s remember the first part as much as the second. That’s why I applaud the Board for supporting the goal of…
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Cinco de Mayo makes me uneasy. It came into existence to honor a community within the US and is more popular in America than in Mexico. In recent years the Mexican community has been critical of folks dressing up in so-called Mexican clothes and drinking cerveza and tequila the way we down Guinness and Jameson…
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