Dear emergents
I like most of this letter:
I’m a boomer but I really like emergents. Really. Most of the responses to my columns are from emergents and of course all of my students
Reality crashing in
It’s been a week I wouldn’t want to repeat. Nothing by itself was overwhelming, but taken together, it took a lot out of me. Too much really.
The good: Back to
Passing of Joy Dryburgh
I’d appreciate prayers for my brother’s family. My brother Kevin’s mother-in-law passed away yesterday. She had been recovering from an accident that took place late last year.
DRYBURGH
Eugene Rivers and the Boston Strategy
A good article on the message of Eugene Rivers:
The strong crime-fighting medicine prescribed by the preacher from Boston has been most bitter for black Toronto, if the grumbling in some quarters
It’s all about being there
An article about Eugene Rivers in the National Post (subscriber access only):
Eighteen years ago, he moved to Dorchester, one of the grittiest neighbourhoods in Boston.
A local drug dealer showed him the