discernment – only a gentle tug
Yesterday, like every other day in August, Kai and I stopped by one of the peach trees by the stables, on our afternoon walk to have a snack and swim.…
hooded
We all have our themes; things to which we go back over and over again as if those people around us haven’t heard the thousand times we have said that…
ambition
Jesus models a lot of things, but ambition seems not to be one. There will be ambition in any organization and of course the church adds fuel to the fire…
The better news
The Jesuit Theologian James Martin repeats the words of his Spiritual Director when he says of the Advent of God in Jesus: "There is good news and there is better…
listen
"Sometimes it seems as if we do everything possible to avoid the painful confrontation with our basic human loneliness, and allow ourselves to be trapped by false gods promising…
Jesus
When I wake up in the morning I feel like he looks. Determined. Resilient, Trusting nobody. Standing tall even in a onesy. This photo was taken by my Dad when…
chords
“the search for meaning is really the search for the lost chord. When the lost chord is discovered by humankind, the discord in the world will be healed and the…
night watch
There have been emails recently from the 800 people who sign up for receipt this blog or those who read it occasionally and on Facebook or on the syndicated version…
Sabbath and self-worship
This is an image from Prague. I took the photo walking from my home, into the city the day I was hit by a train. I remember, now, how…
Ohi Chozaemon IX (1901-1986) Japan, 1955, Earthenware Tea Bowl
Denver Museum of Art
bits of beuty as a healing agent
Not to long ago I found that I had nothing scheduled in my calendar from 12:30-1:30 on a Wednesday. I remember being confused by the space. What do I do? …