Wisdom for Writers
“It is not easy to write in a journal what interests us at any time, because to write it is not what interests us.” ~Henry David Thoreau, “A Week” (1849)…
My Country Too
“That isn’t American!” “They aren’t American!” Who is American? What does it mean to be American? White supremacists, KKK, militias and the like say they are the true American Patriots.…
Bible Police
After the incredibly stupid, silly and disrespectful stunt Deplorable Don performed in front of St. John’s Church the other day, here’s a picture to imagine: A line of riot police…
The Other America
Powerful and timely speech on non-violence by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1967). Worth watching, listening and learning. . .that means us, White Folks. And, in honor of George Floyd and…
Impermanence
I respect the wisdom I find in much Buddhist teaching. But we don’t even need Buddhism to teach us that life is fleeting, transitory, impermanent.
Evening Mountain Walk
Gorgeous evening here in the Blue Ridge Mountains following heavy rains. A kind of Green-land. With many happy birds.
Grown-up Christians and Atheists
This essay was just published on Patheos. Mature Christians and Grown-Up Atheists Your thoughts?
