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PJ’s Page – Many of you know that the Seattle Public Schools started late this year because the teachers were on strike.  As they walked the picket lines in front of Broadview Thomsen, Luther Memorial served as a respite center for the striking educators.  They were able to use our restrooms, refill water bottles, and we even brewed up some coffee for them.…

PJ’s Page – From time to time this message will pop up on my cell phone:  “Re-establishing Lost Connection.”  Of course, what that means for my cell phone is that it is searching for and re-connecting to a WIFI network to which it has previously been connected.   At this time of year, after a summer of vacationing or summer break or just being home from…

PJ’s Page – In July Bruce and I will head to the Deep South for two weeks of visiting with family and friends.   I go with some misgivings this year, mostly around the knowledge that we will fly into a culture that continues to make space for racism.  When I lived there, I didn’t see it as much.  My eyes were clouded to it.  It happens in ways that are so…