A video version follows the text below We just heard my favorite Gospel story. To my way of thinking about it it is the most wonderful of many, many wonderful stories. So I am not going to preach … [Read more...]
The sneaky humility of Big Winter
I don’t know about you, but real cold (down into the teens and single digits) and enough snow to play in, seems like a godsend to me. As the sun comes up -- or more accurately, peeks through for just … [Read more...]
Power
It was an early morning COVID-world walk, just me and my six-year old dog with terminal puppiness. The aim was to relieve her bodily needs and empty my log-jammed mind. Coming from the railroad … [Read more...]
Take A Deep Breath, Please.
Can we just all take a collective breath? That’s right, fill the diaphragm slowly, breathing in through the nose; and then slowly – slowly – exhaling through the mouth. Isn’t that better? The … [Read more...]
Denim Spirit: White Power and Privilege
http://www.fltimes.com/opinion/denim-spirit-white-power-and-privilege/article_54d771b4-4e9f-11e6-a85a-af1db381ce9b.html From January 1, 2015 through July 11, 2016 police shot one thousand, five … [Read more...]
Finger Lakes Times Article Repost
This article first appeared in the Finger Lakes Times, New York, 7/20/16 Denim Spirit: White Power and Privilege From January 1, 2015 through July 11, 2016 police shot one thousand, five hundred … [Read more...]
A Wednesday Rant: Pieces of Gut on the Hook and the Stewardship of Power
GUTS ON THE HOOK, or THE STEWARDSHIP OF POWER When a fish swallows the hook it has a cruel ending. Instead of piercing its cartilaginous lip, if the fish actually swallows the bait the hook is … [Read more...]