I have written about this before, and had the opportunity to talk about it in a recent public forum. It is about gratitude, and what better time to ponder gratitude than the day before … [Read more...]
“Attention is the beginning of devotion”
Text for Preaching "Gratitude" by Mary Oliver What did you notice? The dew-snail; the low-flying sparrow; the bat, on the wind, in the dark; big-chested geese, in the V of sleekest … [Read more...]
What to do at the end of the world
When the world is about to end we can huddle in the corner crouched with our hands over our heads ...or we feed each other oysters and dance. That M. S. Merwin poem lays it out quite nicely. So … [Read more...]
Sell-by Date
I wrote this before election Day so enjoy a respite. The orthopedic Nurse Practitioner who gives me cortisone shots in my knees is retiring and introduced me to the new ONP. I swear she is … [Read more...]
Force Multiplier
Link to Marie Howe poem, "My Dead Friends:" https://poets.org/poem/my-dead-friends Isn’t this the most wonderfully personal public intimacy -- All Saints’ Day I mean. We create this moment in … [Read more...]
The promise of our hope
I am done with election chatter. I wrote last week’s column, a truth I hold, and voted early. Done. Time to move on even though the election and all that hangs on it is still in motion all around us. … [Read more...]
He changed, he just changed
It is curious that Jesus says salvation has come to Zacchaeus’ house, ”because he too is a son of Abraham.” It isn’t because Zacchaeus gave away half his belongings and a whole lot of money … [Read more...]
The Connection
“I win!” I haven’t run for office yet, but before I do I declare: “I won.” It is pretty clear from the evidence stockpiled by the January 6th Congressional Hearings, Bob Woodword’s recent release of … [Read more...]
Relentless Trust
“The point is, you’re you, and that’s for keeps.” And for me, that’s a famous poet proving it’s okay to use contractions in a poem. Yay! I speak in contractions all the time but always … [Read more...]
BIRGing and CORFing
A dark wet Monday morning with storm grunge littering the waterfront, but still an afterglow infiltrated the gray -- the Bill’s win over the Chiefs. I am only a casual fan but even I felt better … [Read more...]
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