Texts for Preaching Excerpt from Report to Greco by Nikos Kazantzakis. I undressed, dove into the sea, and swam. I felt the sacrament of baptism in all its deathless simplicity on that day, … [Read more...]
In Response to Sedition
An attempted legislative coup d'é·tat preceded the mob action that overran the so-called “People’s House” in the nation’s capital. The mob was commissioned by the occupant of the White House, Donald … [Read more...]
Denim Spirit: The Thinning of the Cervix
This first appeared as a regularly scheduled column in The Finger Lakes Times … [Read more...]
DENIM SPIRIT: Just like a cat…or a sea slug
Link to Finger Lake Times where this column appears: http://www.fltimes.com/opinion/denim-spirit-just-like-a-cat-or-a-sea-slug/article_1767a572-1783-11e6-8848-2bb2662b400a.html A fluff of down … [Read more...]
On Preaching
Once, when going through a prolonged depression, I would mutter, “preaching is no job for a grown man (or woman).” Even when not depressed, I have at times quietly disparaged the profession I … [Read more...]
A Thin Place Within…Featuring “Stone’s Throw” by National Parks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV7Lz3MYvKM Just as a sacred place is one where the veil between God and Creation has grown thin, so we find those thin places within ourselves where we … [Read more...]