Pastoral Letters

January 15, 2018 Dear Pastor Kenny: Long time no write, but I thought of you a great deal yesterday and wanted to tell you all about it. For an Atheist like myself, it was certainly a very religious day. However, first let me share some amazingly weird news, so the following makes more sense. Last year I blurted out to Miami District 2 Commissioner Ken Russell, a gent I have come to know over the last few years, that I loved his life story ...

The Sins of the Father ► A Pastoral Letter

Dear Pastor Kenny: It was great seeing you last month, as unexpected as it was. Almost immediately after the Not Now Silly Newsroom officially announced there would be no Sunrise to ...

Pastor Ken Replies ► A Pastoral Letter

Pastor Ken Wilson of the Blue Ocean Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, replies to What Is It All About?, my Pastoral Letter of last week. An Atheist without guile, indeed. Your Gilchrist memories triggered ...

What Is It All About? ► A Pastoral Letter

Dear Pastor Kenny: Reconnecting after 45 years apart (and linking up on the facebookery) has been a blessing, if you don’t mind this Atheist appropriating a religious term. Watching your growing ...

My Father Who Art In Heaven ► A Pastoral Letter

Dear Pastor Kenny: Thank you so much for the book. It was on my doorstep when I arrived home. I was locked out when I got here (long story), so I ...

Where Does The Magic Go When The Magic Goes Away? ► A Pastoral Letter

Dear Pastor Kenny: SPOILER ALERT: I firmly believe that due to the immutable laws of physics and the Laws of the Universe, the magic never really goes away. Here’s why: If you ...

Don’t Give Up The Fort ► A Pastoral Letter

One block south of 8 Mile is the intersection of Gilchrist Street and Hessel Avenue Like what you read here? Help support the Not Now Silly Newsroom at Go Fund Me Dear Pastor ...

Kicking 2015 to the Curb ► The Ultimate Throwback Thursday

As we all look forward to a New Year, some highlights before all the sand runs out of this one: THE JOHNNY DOLLAR WARS Maybe I was just asking for trouble, but ...

Before and After Synchronicity ► A Pastoral Letter

A reading assignment from Pastor Ken Wilson. Dear Pastor Kenny: I began this Pastoral Letter several weeks ago and have been tinkering with it ever since, trying to get it right. ...

Pastor Kenny Responds

Pastor Kenny. Pics stolen from his facebookery. A Response to Your Pastoral Letter (Or How One Pastoral Letter Begets Another, Begets Another, Begets Another) I’m a FB neophyte, so it took me ...

The Trunk Lost In Transit ► A Pastoral Letter

Pastor Ken Wilson wrote this book arguing for full acceptance of LGBT folk into the church and uses scripture to back up these arguments. Dear Pastor Kenny: Long time, no see! Seriously, ...

Packing Up The Newsroom ► Unpacking The Writer

My old house to the Viola Liuzzo Playground is just over 1/2 mile The 3rd Annual Sunrise to Canton Road Trip for Research begins early tomorrow morning and the excitement is ...

The Johnny Dollar Wars ► The Last Chapter?

Cyber-bully Mark Koldys as a child As I prepare for the 3rd Annual Sunrise to Canton Road Trip for Research, I would be remiss if I allowed an anniversary to pass ...