When was the last time you thought about toilet paper? I’m guessing it was during the Covid-19 pandemic when toilet paper, like flour and other things we take for granted, became gold dust. I still have a photo on my phone of a pack of 18 rolls that I fortuitously found in a supermarket. Who else remembers the thrill of snagging an item in shortage? Americans use, on average, 141 rolls of toilet paper per person every year, so no wonder we all panicked when we couldn’t find any. Actually,...

On Saturday we held Phoebe’s Walk at Delmar Presbyterian. If you missed what that is all about, then read back a couple of weeks, but essentially we walked the neighborhoods around the church, picking up litter. While a lot of what we found was expected - plastic bags, cans, bottles – some was definitely not – a slate roofing sample, a rusted aerosol can, a plastic bat (of the furry and flying variety) and a tire. The single item we found in the highest numbers was a really small thing...

We’re still walking, as we have been for a while. And, although the journey itself has been the primary focus, we’re starting to think about the destination. Our goal, secret until now, so, drum roll please, is San Martin Sacatepequez in Guatemala, 3,723 miles from Delmar, NY. This is the location of our prayer partner La Iglesia Presbiteriana El Verbo Divino. For more than 30 years, Albany Presbytery has been in partnership with Mam Presbytery in Guatemala sharing faith and...