You may have read Nathaniel Philbrick’s recent book “Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War“ on the founding of the Pilgrim Fathers’ colony Plymouth in New England.  When the colonists first set out to found their colony, they had to bring on board their ship all aspects of later life: people and tools of governance and administration, medical personnel, military, religiously trained people, craftsmen and farmers, and women and children as well.
Not that I would want to transfer us back to the 17th century, but our March Saturdays here at First Reformed were somewhat reminiscent of the founding of a colony. We had every craft and profession under the sun represented in our fellowship hall, including the two dogs “Ariel†and “Jackâ€. [ more » ]
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