At the end of each year (this was my 75th!), as I have done for the past 15 years, I have more or less kept faith with my spiritual practice of updating this site with my reflections on the principles we assigned to each of what we have come to call the Holly Days between … More Atonement, Forgiveness & Redemption
Today is courage. I’m a wimp. Always have been. I confess that my wishy washy lack of self confidence certainly leads me to be overly cautious and probably invites bullying. I’m an easy target, so maybe I need to muster my courage more often than the average guy. But courage, in this same context of … More Courage
Today is Love. I’m not sure why, but my belief in the power of Love verges on the mystical. Clearly, murdering a rival is a pretty sure path to a win. Violence, nature red in tooth and claw, rules the word of predator and prey. But unlike we humans, hate is rarely paired with violence … More Love
Gratitude has become vogue in therapeutic parlance. Teamed with mindfulness it’s seen as a key path to mental health, and rightly so. So many thoughts can sabotage our spirits and drag us into darkness. Others, especially when the help us have perspective on our own minds and lives, lift us above that sea of turmoil. … More gratitude
Hope, a complex emotional state, contrasts with despair, influenced by cognitive processes and neurotransmitters. While we experience emotional highs and lows, our meta cognition allows us to foresee a better future despite challenges. By navigating through life’s storms with reason and optimism, we can steer towards promising destinations and maintain hope throughout our journey. … More Hope
My number one son, Lando, has come to live with me and enjoy the company of his sister and nieces. We’ve also been sharing my work as a delivery driver. I drive, he navigates, which is so vastly more safe than doing it alone. Dashing is kind of a recipe for distracted driving. You have … More Kindness
My heart breaks for many of my neighbors afflicted with Trump Delusion Syndrome. It takes a lot of Matt 5:44 to not hate them. Their faithful but deluded devotion has facilitated the most damaging regime of my lifetime. … More Compassion
In the book of Matthew we read, “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.” I know most evangelicals read that as a prophesy about the coming apocalypse and rapture, and l suspect the … More Unity
I expect that like most families on Thanksgiving, when we sit together around our feast, we take turns sharing something we are grateful for. It can be hard, because, where do you start to take stock: I’m grateful to be alive, I’m grateful you are all alive, I’m grateful for this feast, I’m grateful for … More Gratitude
The metaphor in Corinthians: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully, is pretty obvious when when applied to actual agriculture, but may be less clear to be that significant in interpersonal dynamics. Some folks pride themselves on a preemptive dog-eat-dog attitude, but they are sooo wrong. There … More Generosity
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