It is the morning after. The sun came up gilding tomorrow with hope or lacing your heart with despair. But what is the difference between hope, wishful thinking, or conversely, despair? We need to … [Read more...]
Savage Character
I am no fan of Donald Trump, far from it. But he is not to blame for synagogue murders, pipe bombs, or the shootings of people of color. Ours is a savage country with a feral character from the … [Read more...]
Speaking of Coffee
I have a singer/songwriter friend who wanted me to hear one of his newest songs. He said it was about coffee. Actually, now that I have begun to tell this tale, I remember that the occasion was a … [Read more...]
The God of Class
Last week in a NYT opinion column deliciously titled, “After Ruining Mayonnaise, Can Millennials Save America?” the author, Timothy Egan, wondered if the soon-to-be largest generation would save us … [Read more...]
A Bathroom Meditation
This is a cleaning-the-bathroom meditation – a place the mind wanders when performing an unpleasant task. Knock on wood, I have had a relatively charmed life. From a global perspective, it would … [Read more...]
When Do Wealthy, White Men Think They Are Victims?
Riddle: When do wealthy, powerful, white men think they are victims? Answer: When they encounter the limits of their power, more precisely, when they are feeling powerless. Of course, that is the … [Read more...]
The Healing of a Cool Rain on a Dark Morning
Six-thirty in the morning is dark again, an envelope of stillness as dog and I walk beneath the canopy of trees along the street. No other human or canine life was visible this morning, suppressed … [Read more...]
The Sermon in 500 Words for the General Public (Rather than Sunday’s Version)
I sometimes fear the younger generation will be deprived of the pleasures of hoeing; there is no knowing how many souls have been formed by this simple exercise… “Hoeing” by John Updike I … [Read more...]
Just a little ice cream walk
On Labor Day weekend, with visitors from Maine staying with us, we made our way down to the Farmer’s Market and foraged for breakfast while also shopping for dinner. With Finger Lakes roastery coffee … [Read more...]
Baggage
I once served a church located on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. I don’t know if it is still true, but when I was there in the 1990’s there were a lot of homeless … [Read more...]
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