After years of planning and leading Christmas Eve services (which I loved!), tonight I will be one among many who sit quietly and hear the story again. Weary parents...both from taxation and travel. Overcrowded place to stay. Child … [Read more]
Advent 2024
I went to church yesterday morning. It was the children's Christmas Pageant Sunday complete with angels swooping up and down the aisle, a shy Joseph who knocked on all the right doors and a cacophony of animals disguised as young children. There was … [Read more]
The Way to Do Is to Be
I attended college in the early 1970’s. That was the era of Jesus Freaks, Transcendental Meditation and the Guru Maharaji. Fortunately, in the midst of all that, I stumbled onto the writings of Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, whose books and … [Read more]
Another School Shooting…
Another school shooting. This time in Georgia. Widner, Georgia. Apalachee High School. I can't imagine. I can't imagine... The fear. The sobs. The anguish. The emptiness. My heart breaks. Again. My wife collects provocative and … [Read more]
The Myth of the Nuclear Family
This quote, appearing in my inbox, interrupted my morning. "The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; And I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality." … [Read more]
Memorial Day 2024
Today there were parades Complete with Scouts marching and children on their decorated bikes and scooters. A fire truck or two. Maybe even a band. Words were spoken. A prayer may have been said. But it is alway that final moment When all the … [Read more]
