Saturday, May 18, 2019

To the Class of 2019


​​I’ve been teaching Sunday school to fourth through sixth graders for seven years now. The first kids I taught are graduating from high school this spring. Perhaps they won’t be thrust out into the world this week as they leave the auditorium, but by fall they will be more or less “on their own.”


​It’s a pretty scary world between #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter and threats of economic collapse from trade wars and the fear of war in the Middle East. My kids come from sheltered homes with loving parents and a supportive community. What will they make of that broader world?

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