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Don’t blame me, I’m from Berkshire County!
Some of you may be old enough to remember 1972, when Richard Nixon took every state in the union except Massachusetts against George McGovern, and many of us proudly (and somewhat self-righteously)...
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Under the Green Canopy: Hiking The Appalachian Trail in the Berkshires
When I told Harold my title for tonight’s paper he suggested it might be about a wedding! A great guess, but no, the paper is actually about my experiences of hiking on the Appalachian Trail in the...
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Max L. Stackhouse and Public Theology
My teacher, mentor, colleague, friend and Berkshire neighbor Max Stackhouse, one of the primary founders of Public Theology, will be celebrated at our church in Stockbridge on Sunday. (see flyer...
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Remembering Andrew F. Wissemann (1928-2014)
Martha and I went down to Springfield on Monday for the funeral of our friend Andrew Wissemann. I had not talked to him recently and so his death caught me very much by surprise. The Service of...
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“Retirement, Aging, Loss and Change” My Interview on WSBS’s Religious Roundtable
Tune in to WSBS radio tomorrow morning, September 13 at 8:30, and listen to my interview on “Retirement, Aging, Loss and Change.” The Reverend John Wightman, a retired United Church of Christ...
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A Hidden Gem in the Berkshire Music Scene: Berkshire Lyric
The Berkshires are widely acknowledged as a mecca of culture, especially for great music. We all know about Tanglewood and South Mountain Concerts. We read about them in The New York Times and The New...
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“Our Four Freedoms Report Card” A Devotion for Independence Day
“You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” —John 8:32 On January 6, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave his State of the Union address, which became known as the “Four...
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“Staying on the Trail”
“My steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not slipped.”—Psalm 17: 5 I have belonged to a hiking group for nearly 20 years. We pad around the Berkshire Hills year round, wearing cleats on our...
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My Top Ten Posts from 2017
Once again, as the old year passes and the new year beckons, it has been my custom to look back at my most popular posts of the year. Some years a theme emerges, and this year the idea of perseverance...
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A Eulogy for Rabbi Harold I. Salzmann
I’m Rick Floyd, a friend and clergy colleague of Rabbi Harold Salzmann. I am Pastor Emeritus of the First Church of Christ in Pittsfield down in Park Square. I moved to Pittsfield in 1982 to be the...
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Thanksgiving Day 2018
“O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.”—Psalm 136:1 Our family gathers around the Thanksgiving table every year. The venue changes (we’re in Rhode Island...
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“It was twenty years ago today” My Life with Traumatic Brain Injury
Ride leader. BCA Wednesday Ride On August 5, 2000 I set off to ride the Greylock Century Ride, a grueling 100 mile ride through the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts. I had already gone up and...
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Words of Remembrance for Don McGillis (1946-2020)
(Don McGillis was the former Editor of the Berkshire Eagle and a long-time reporter for the Boston Globe. He was also my friend. He died last week after spending the night stranded on Mount Katahdin...
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