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Calendar.
March 3-6. Presbyterian Church (USA) campus. Louisville, Ky.
June 22-July 2. 227th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Milwaukee, Wis.
August 30. Speaker. Fourth Presbyterian Church. Chicago, Ill.
October 6-21. Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Gerry marches against gun violence in Milwaukee as Commissioner of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
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Recent reading.
Did you know? Gerry reads every single day for at least one hour. Like Gerry, you can borrow ebooks from your local public library. And support independent booksellers by going to Bookshop.org.
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The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling
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Sea People by Christina Thompson
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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
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The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
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Death in the Haymarket by James Green
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Above the Salt by Katherine Vaz
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The Life of Herod the Great by Zora Neale Hurston
President of Evanston Nouveau Rotary Club 2025-26
Recent writing.
A Lei Story: An intentional craft pushes against the tide of colonial capitalism
Coming home to Honolulu after a quarter century away, a local expat reflects on how forty-dollar price tags and mass-produced imports have transformed the sacred tradition of the lei—and the master artisans still keeping real craftsmanship alive.
Beyond the Souvenir Rack: Why a Hawaiian name is woven into Creation itself
A Hawaiian name is never just a translation or a souvenir. It is a sacred thread connecting us to the land, the sea, and the ancient stories of the islands.
The Queen Ka`ahumanu Bible and the heavy ledger of grace
Standing before a historic Bible at the Bishop Museum stirs complex questions of faith, cultural loss, and the Presbyterian roots woven into Hawaii’s past.
Whales, gods, and the Bishop Museum after dark
Escaping family stress for a night at the museum turns into a deep dive through ancient gods, whaling ghosts, and the modern Honolulu skyline.
Why May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii
The tradition of Lei Day started back in the late 1920s because of a guy named Don Blanding. He was a poet who wrote for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin daily newspaper and realized that while everyone else in the world was doing May Day with maypoles and ribbons, Hawaii had something much better to celebrate.
Sugar and Soil: How a U.S. Census map connects my Hawaii Ilocano forefathers with Germans
It is a simple map of white ethnic ancestry, but it holds a mirror to the broader story of America.
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