Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air: and so shall we be always with the Lord. —1 Thessalonians 4:17 Our old Episcopal priest used to encourage us to contemplate during Lent what we have done to love our neighbors as ourselves; to take stock, to finish projects, to make apologies—in short, to pr (...)
The Last Word
Lightening the Load
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Lightening the Load was an excellent piece on Lent but is JH Raber at Michigan State or a small college in mid-Michigan?
Glad you liked the piece, Sam. I was adjunct in journalism at MSU for 10 years, but the J-school divested itself of the PR and advertising classes I was teaching in 2009 so it could more nimbly address the sweeping changes in the news biz, especially newspapers. There are many fine young people who are much more tech savvy than I am who are working hard at reshaping the media while maintaining journalistic excellence and integrity. As I'm now on the far side of 50, I was happy to be offered a job teaching English at a small college much nearer home where I can look after my mother more easily.