by Drick Boyd | Jan 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
I write these words the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, the day of the Women’s March in Washington, DC and cities across the nation. Circumstances do not allow me to participate, but my prayers and thoughts are...
by Drick Boyd | Mar 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
These days colleges and universities have come under increased scrutiny and criticism for (1) not adequately preparing students for employment upon graduation, and (2) for being too expensive for the average person to afford. So the question has been raised and...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again” (‘Sounds of Silence,’ Simon and Garfunkel) Advent began this past Sunday, November 29. Traditionally Advent is a time of waiting and longing for the coming of Christ both in his birth, and in the...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
On Good Friday for the last five years I have attended an ecumenical service/witness against gun violence sponsored by the interfaith gun violence prevention organization Heeding God’s Call. Five years ago, along with 11 others, I participated in...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
About a month ago a good friend called me and informed me that my blogs were depressing him and that he needed to stop reading them for a while. I was bit taken back because despite a frequent focus on the injustices in so many facets of our public life, on a...
