The Imago Dei Calls for the Rejection of Racism

Every now and then at Tapestry I talk about my friend and former “thread” Joel. Joel studied soil science at UWSP. Some people may use the saying “as dull as dirt” but Joel finds dirt fascinating and when he speaks about soil I realize that I suddenly find soil fascinating too. He believes (rightly so) …

The Heretic Group & Responding to COVID-19

Thanks to my friend Andy Lickel I belong to a coffee group on Tuesday mornings that is focused on the interaction of science and faith. They jokingly refer to themselves as “the Heretics”. I really enjoy the conversations each week because these are some people with significantly greater knowledge of science than I have and …

The Hum of Friendship

First, At the moment I’m having a hard time not broadly smiling and thereby looking a little creepy. I’m at Emy J’s finalizing my message PowerPoint slides for Tapestry tomorrow while listening to a Christmas playlist that Noah put together. Over the Sinatra influenced playlist I can hear the constant hum of indistinguishable conversation between …