Faith and Its Impact on my Brain
It is thought that living by faith renders good, clear rational thinking useless. In other words, if we trust Someone or Something to be true even though we cannot prove
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While You Were Socially Distancing . . .
If you’re like me, it is easy to miss the impact of COVID in my own neighborhood. COVID for me has meant wearing a mask everywhere I go, attending most
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Film Review: The West Side Story – Is It Our Story?
Is it the music, the dance, the storyline, the romance, or the ‘50s urban vibe that connects you to this time-honored musical? Or is it the timeless Romeo & Juliet
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Can Anything Good Come Out of this Pandemic?
It already has! Meet Jenny Freeman, former banker turned farmer and resident of Poolesville, MD. Early on in the pandemic, she found out that the number of food-insecure families quickly
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Tapping Germantown’s Greatest Resource
Over and over again, Germantown is blessed with the world’s next best resource. In the 14th and 15th centuries, a peace-loving and egalitarian tribe, the Piscataway, made the Northern banks
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Please Pray for our Public Schools: Now!
As of this morning, over 13,000 Montgomery County residents have signed a petition to the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) School Board pleading to return to virtual learning. Citing grave
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Getting Through by Helping Others Get Through
It looks as though the world is discovering what we here at GGC have already learned! Take a look at excerpts from Reporter Christian Caron’s Dec. 21 article in the
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The Myth of the Silent Night
Newborns cry. Moms delivering babies are, well, not quiet. For that matter, I’ve not known hospital delivery rooms to be tranquil places. How much less so a home birth without
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What Might Thrive in the Omicron Era?
Corona? Delta? Omicron? When will it stop? This virus didn’t seem to get the memo on world crises: they come, they’re bad, and then they’re, uh, over. So we can
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Does It Matter What We’re Thankful For?
In the fall of 1970, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts held a commemorative Thanksgiving celebration on the 350th anniversary of the first landing of the Mayflower. The event’s organizers, including Governor
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