I called Mom while I was shopping and asked, “Should I bring chocolate cake or apple pie for Christmas?” – Welcome

up until the moment his voice came through the speakers clearly enough that I could hear it in the corridor.

He was telling the room I was making a choice I would regret.

His voice was calm. He did not raise it. He had a pastor’s understanding of how to use a microphone, how to let the amplification do what shouting would have done with less dignity.continue reading …