The 267th day of 2017 was the celebration of the 290th anniversary of Old First Reformed UCC. And so, on 9/24/17, I thought a lot about history. It was so good to see pillars of our church back to visit us for the anniversary (sitting alongside the pillars of our church that continue to attend). The pastor that married Sarah and me and the pastor that baptized Anna (both of these alongside Sarah's dad) were both in attendance and it was great to see them. I love the reflections that Anniversary Sunday brings. Also regarding history, they say, "those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it." And, yet, I feel as if we are ignoring history every day, these days. Amidst political unrest, natural disasters created (in some part) by ignoring science in the name of profits and progress, and rhetoric that makes me ill, I am inspired to learn more about the past. And try to use the lessons learned (or some not learned) to make the present (and future) better. Would that those in our Nation's Capitol (on BOTH sides of the aisle) do the same.
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