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Stand strong in your power

  Approx. read time: 2:15 min. If the nation’s current administration does what it says it’s going to do, then what do I plan to do for the next four years?  The question begs for action: Show up, every day, with steadfast heart and pure intention. Work for the good of others, community, society. Work… Read more »

Bucking the headwinds

  Approx. read time: 1:30 min. Now and then I say something that surprises me. I take it as pure gift, and so I write it down. Friends tell me, recently, of the situations of chaos and pushback they’ve been experiencing. “It’s so hard,” one says. “I feel like I’m not making any progress!” When you’re bucking… Read more »

I speak of religion

  Approx. read time: 2:45 min. Please note, Gentle Reader, I don’t mean anything prescripted, dogmatic, sharp-edged, exclusionary, confined, or confining. I think now of that whispered invitation into the sacred, the gate swinging wide, the verdant archway fresh with river dew, ready, beckoning, and the startle of the heart, the surprise that washes over… Read more »

The reign of God is here! now!

  Approx. read time: 1:05 min. Jesus, with his unexpected and frankly unsettling pronouncements, must have startled folks in his time. He instructs his Twelve (hey, that would be us): “As you tour the towns and villages, announce this: The reign of God is at hand!” Do any of us get what he’s really saying?… Read more »

An encouragement? No, a command.

  Approx. read time: 1:45 min. I receive emails, have conversations, about one a day, from folks who are distraught with “how things are.” And the words of the Teacher keep coming to mind: DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED.  These are not the consoling words of a mother to a child. These are… Read more »

It’s time for a better theology

  Approx. read time: 1:30 min. Frankly? I’m tired of the which-side-are-you-on wars. Whether the wars are political, military, cultural, ideological, or just bad blood between siblings, neighbors, coworkers, or former spouses, these endless battles exhaust the life out of everything. Pitting one side against the other flattens the conversation, dulls the imagination, and cedes… Read more »

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