by John Pitney | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our first grandchild was born July 12 and the whole universe blinked. This is the first I’ve blogged about him. Funny, you’d think I’d want to tell the whole world, right? But his story is for his parents first to tell. In a world where nothing, it seems, is truly...
by John Pitney | Sep 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last Thursday I was arrested. Along with 21 other Oregon clergy and faith leaders I received two citations at the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Portland, Oregon: 1. “Failure to comply with lawful directions of a federal police officer.” and 2....
by John Pitney | Jul 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
At 11am last Sunday morning, June 24th, 2018, we worshipped at the Federal Correctional Institution in Sheridan, Oregon. 400, of many origins and faiths came out, organized by Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice of Portland, Oregon and UNIDOS: Bridging Community...
by John Pitney | Jun 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
About this time, each spring, I get Wendell Berry’s collection of poems, Farming: A Handbook, from the bookshelf. It is dog-eared and bedraggled from its years of accompanying me to conferences, meetings, rallys and devotionals. I flip quickly through to page 60 and...
by John Pitney | Jun 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13, to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained the government for his purposes, orderly and lawful processes are good in themselves. Consistent, fair application of the law...
by John Pitney | Jun 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Straight to the point: something was missing in the depths of my soul on this new place, until we got the compost going. We seriously considered buying a decomposition contraption. There are all kinds of inventions sold to help householders manage rotting things. Some...
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