The truth does not change
The venerable 80-year-old statesman and Freedom Rider John Lewis died on July 17th. His very life was exemplary of Annie Dillard's...
The same old new normal
The news is grim, so far. The deaths: almost 70,000 worldwide. The infections: 1.27 million. Unemployment claims in the U.S. alone: 3.7...
You could be swinging from a star
I was going to call this "Holiday Interrupted" because that's what my last week was -- interrupted. Thanksgiving was not what I planned....
The grace of community
Where do you find your community? Maybe it's your friends from work. Your church group. Your family. Community is everywhere. Could be a...
A friend indeed
I've been thinking about friends and friendship. It feels to me as if "friend" is a woefully overused term and "friendship" can sound...
Finding sanctuary in balance
Over the past few weeks, I keep mentally returning to the Chinese Fable of the Farmer. I've posted it before. It goes to another one of...
A tear and a smile
Like many of my contemporaries, I first discovered Kahlil Gibran in the '60s when I and many of my contemporaries read "The Prophet." At...
Love and pain in all things
Some experiences are so full of love that we feel an enormous surge of pain when they come to an end. Departure day of summer camp is...
Things Jimi taught me, or how to find your patch of sunshine
On a sunny day, our cat Jimi will find that temporary, sunny, warm spot no matter how small. Lately, in the mornings, he will quietly...
All you need is love
Unless you live way off the grid, you know this has been the week of the Pope. I will admit to being skeptical two and a half years ago...
