Listening in the Gap

For Wilshire Baptist Church

In case you didn’t read the news, the birds chirping at each other from either side of the birdbath are having a two-way conversation. So are those dogs sending barks back and forth across the street. According to a new study published by scientists in Europe, elephants, frogs, birds, fireflies and many creatures large and small perform what is called “turn-taking” conversation – like what we do across the dinner table if we’re actually taking turns, if we’re actually listening to each other instead of checking our texts or looking at the ballgame on the video screen. Continue reading “Listening in the Gap”

Checking Boxes

For Wilshire Baptist Church

Have you checked your passport recently? I last used mine in 2014 and assumed I was good to go for a trip to Canada in the fall, but when I pulled it out of the bottom of my desk drawer I discovered it expired in 2017. So I’m hustling to get it renewed. Continue reading “Checking Boxes”