by Toni McNaron | Mar 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
As we in the congregation at my church leave our pews to process up to take communion, we sing a simple set of words about what we hope will happen as we receive the host and (if chosen) wine. Recently, those words were these: “Take, oh take me as I am,/Summon...
by Toni McNaron | Mar 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Think about it! You have been tasked with making the final in a long list of star-studded presentations. You open the envelope and read a name of the woman who was just awarded “best actress,” not the title of the picture to be named “best...
by Toni McNaron | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Traditionally, the phrase “natural disasters” refers to serious disruptions brought on by forces outside human control. Some call these “forces of nature” while others name them “acts of God.” Either way, we are assured that we...
by Toni McNaron | Jan 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, January 21, 2017, history was made in the United States and across the world. Several million people, mostly women and children of all shapes, colors, ages, conditions, took to our streets to send a message to the new administration in Washington, D.C....
by Toni McNaron | Dec 27, 2016 | Toni's Blog
In the 1970’s, the university where I was teaching hosted a program for several summers that was designed to bring bright black students who would be seniors sand who were interested in graduate study to our campus. They would conduct research with faculty...
