With all we do And go through And deal with And juggle And manage And hold together And put in place And accomplish And work at And worry about Do we give ourselves permission To be tired? To say out loud “I am tired?” And to step … [Read more]
So This Happened Today
For the first time in more than 40 years On a Sunday morning I walked into a church. Not as a pastor. Or, as a family member. Only as a stranger. Hoping to find a place And to be treated as a guest. Wondering what it would be like to be in a … [Read more]
Were You Raised That Way?
Were you raised that way? Did your father teach you... To disrespect women? To laugh at someone who has a disability? To go around calling other people names? To always blame someone else? Were you raised… To believe lies? To mock … [Read more]
Letting Go
It is Tuesday. A work day. I am here at my desk because that is where I am supposed to be on a Tuesday. Where I have been on Tuesdays for most of my adult life. But today is different. For the most part, my office is empty. There are more books … [Read more]
Markers
For nearly 30 years, these two manila file folders have either been on my desk or the first two files in my desk drawer. Both are filled with notes and articles and scraps of paper. Some I found and saved. Others were handed to me. An Op-ed … [Read more]
#FAR
He was born in Mexico, but has lived in our country for 30 years and worked at a neighboring synagogue for 20. He worked hard and did his job well. He cared not only for the building, but also for the people who came and went there. He is a husband … [Read more]
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