Guest Column
In the smoke and thunder of the American Civil War, amidst the muddy trenches and shattered redoubts of New Bern, North Carolina, a name would etch itself into the fabric of American history—Lieutenant Colonel Charles A. Heckman of the Ninth New Jersey Infantry Regiment Volunteers.Charles Heckman ...
THE FATHER OF FIRTHTOWNJohn H. Firth, a man of indomitable will and entrepreneurial spirit, laid the foundation for a legacy that would shape Phillipsburg, New Jersey. His journey from the industrial heartland of England to the burgeoning industrial landscape of America is a testament to ...
Dear People of God, I write as a queer man who happens to be a Lutheran pastor. Gay is also an okay word for me. Lately I’ve found my life more complex than I once thought. I don’t think the word gay captures everything about me. Queer, is therefore, an ambiguous word. It begs to be ...