Friends:

Already had my fill of coffee for the day.

I want to wish you a Blessed Easter.

Peace,
John

Friends:

I am still drinking coffee--though
not quite so much as previously.

I drank some yesterday at lunch at
Cathedral College. It was the first
luncheon meeting for Associate
and Affiliate members of the Consortium. The luncheon
was excellent as usual. The colleagues were
outstanding, also as usual.

Michael Hill, the Senior Director for external Relations
and Development of the National Cathedral gave an
very fine presentation on communications--in particular
on "branding." This is up-to-date communications from an expert.
No need of coffee when you have such a dynamic speaker.

There were, as you might expect, a good number of questions.

The purpose of the meeting was to provide service to the
Associate and Affiliate members. I was wondering if we should have
such luncheons on a regular basis?

We are off to a good start.

Peace,
John

Friends:

At the Friday meeting of the Science
and Religion Group at WTU, Dr. Larry
Fagg, retired professor of Physics at CUA,
shared a paper, soon to be published, on our place 'alone
in the universe.' He provoked a lengthy
discussion--of Martin Buber's "I and Thou"
[a basic element of the presentation], of eschatology,
trinitarian theology, etc. All of this in relation
to modern science--and our lack of evidence for other
beings in an expanding universe [tidbit: we will eventually
only be able to see 5 galaxies!]

These meetings are always thought-provoking.

Peace,
John

Friends:

I am happy to share with you the
response of Dr. R. Frank Gillum to our
recent presentation on Racial Reconciliation
at Wesley [see earlier post]

Crossing Main Street

Across the road two churches stand:
One black basalt, one blond like sand.
The black one has not one white fleck.
The white one has not one black speck.
So near, so far for a hundred years.
Their Lord looks down and sheds a tear.
"What must we do to cross this street?"
"Take up your cross and follow me!"


Peace,
John