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Dog & Cat Owners Unite!

February 20, 2019 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

So cold the snow crystalized, a weightless carpet of white gleaming diamonds in vivid moonlight and again in the even colder morning wringing moisture from the air. Thank you, Rabia, for getting my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Cats, Dogs, Trump

Contending with Mental Illness

February 13, 2019 By Cam Miller 5 Comments

“Co-dependency” emerged as a buzzword in my profession more than a decade ago, and became a catch-all phrase for a dysfunctional congregation. The concept springs from studies observing the long-term … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Co-dependency, Dysfunction, Trump

Some Parenting Advice

January 24, 2019 By Cam Miller 2 Comments

It flashes back in my memory as if just yesterday: a six-month-old baby on my shoulder and a three-year old holding my hand as we walked into the grocery. Without warning the three-year-old collapsed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Parenting, Pelosi, temper tantrum, Trump

Savage Character

November 1, 2018 By Cam Miller 5 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Bigotry, Trump, Violence and hate

The Difference Between Truth & Fact

May 23, 2018 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

I have been thinking a lot about truth lately. When we hear from talking heads and politicians about fake news or such-and-such politician lying, it often has to do with facts more than truth. We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Fact, Trump, Truth

A Child Inside

June 5, 2017 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

This post appeared first as the weekly feature, "Denim Spirit" published by The Finger Lakes Times (New York). See it in your mind’s eye. A is child rustling, tussling, and pushing his or her way … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: leading by fear, temper tantrum, Trump

Compassion by the scruff of the neck

March 22, 2017 By Cam Miller 4 Comments

This posting appeared first as a regular weekly feature of The Finger Lakes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: caring, Compassion, Trump

subversivepreacher takes the David Brooks Pledge

January 17, 2017 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

Donald Trump is a fool, literally, and David Brooks has described it exquisitely. (His article also points to a prominent theme of subversivepreacher, which is that a vibrant and eclectic movement … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Deception, Fool, Trump

Hacking our hearts

January 11, 2017 By Cam Miller 16 Comments

It has been an unnerving few weeks. Watching Trump assemble his cabinet, with Sleasy-anne Conway smiling hostility through her lovely white teeth in front of the camera and Mad-eye Bannon hulking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Internet, Trump, vulnerability

…And The Ignorant Stupidity Of…

December 13, 2016 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

There was this old farmer in Indiana where I grew up, and he was ornerier than a badger with a toothache. He didn’t even pretend to be nice, so no one was flabbergasted when it was discovered he had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Climate Change Deniers, EPA, Trump

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