It’s been a hard winter. Just a few weeks ago it snowed almost 20″. The past week has been somewhat rainy and the temps have been in the 40s and 50s. As you can see…
Posts Published by Tom Bilcze
Easter 1964
Every Easter my mom bought us all new Easter outfits. On Easter morning, we all lined up in our back yard for the obligatory photo shoot before we left for church. This is 1964. It…
Important thought for Easter
This clip from Ellen was discussed at the Akron PFLAG meeting. I just had a chance to view it tonight. I think it is an important video for everyone to see. I agree with her…
The Melting Pot
No, this post is not about immigration. Last night we went to The Melting Pot fondue restaurant in Legacy Village in Cleveland. It was a fun and different type of dinner. You have to cook…
Can there be compromise?
I spent my lunch hour today browsing web sites and blogs for news and responses to the release of the First Draft of the ELCA Sexuality Social Statement. What is most amusing is how different…
ELCA First Draft of Social Statement on Sexuality
Today the ELCA released the highly anticipated first draft of the Church’s sexuality social statement. For those unfamiliar of what that means and is: the ELCA builds some church policies and practices based on social…
the aftermath
The snow finally stopped falling around 8:00 p.m. last night. We awoke to a sunny morning. It was still so quiet. The road hadn’t been plowed yet and nobody was stirring. The official snow fall…