Approx. read time: 1:10 min. Like many people, here and abroad, I viewed the February 28th encounter between U.S. President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Secretary of State Rubio, with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. What I heard was a hard push toward a brokered deal to end a brutal and exhausted war between Russia and… Read more »
Approx. read time: 2:00 min. For decades, now, I’ve worked mightily to buck the consumer identity, to live simply, to keep my dollars local, and to not shop the ubiquitous too-big-to-fail national brands. I’ve written a volume of stories of all that has changed—for the better—over eleven years of life without a car. Since… Read more »
Approx. read time: 1:45 min. I glance at my stats. Book sales are flat—nothing new there. And post-Covid speaking gigs remain hard to come by. I’ll admit. My message is not easy. I take the Gospel personally. So, why do I continue on this lonely path? As a Christian, living in the American milieu,… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Approx. read time: 2:10 min. My face aches already from all the well wishes, given and received, for a “Happy New Year.” The phrase itself speaks of hope and yearnings for a fresh start. Fresh starts are good! Fresh starts are merciful. But I’m thinking, now, of a different possibility. What if we… Read more »
Approx. read time: 2:30 min. One day in prayer, a year or so before the pandemic, I receive an understanding. It arrives so clear that I know I need to make note of it: A time will come when I will be deprived of Eucharist. Maybe calamity will visit the land. Maybe churches… Read more »
Approx. read time: 2:00 min. Wrapping up coffee downtown with friends, my next errand is to drop off my ballot in the Big White Box outside City Hall. I unzip my backpack, retrieve the ballot, and … here it goes. The sealed and signed envelope slides down the chute. I notice that this small… Read more »
Approx. read time: 2:45 min. In stillness I await the rising sun beyond these Oregon Cascade peaks. It’s quiet here along the river channel, so I let my mind drift. And the unexpected question arrives: How much does my nation spend on war? What I really want to know is: How much does my… Read more »
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 »
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