Instead of a new year, a new time

December 31, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Don’t look up at a clock or for the ball to drop. Look out into the world and find something to change for the better. I have an idea, but it won’t come with confetti or a kiss at midnight. In addition to changing your waist size, your hair color, or your career path, change […]

Words to float by those of us having a sinking feeling

October 31, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

We’re all in the same boat. Hell and high water have come. Pretending that it is not raining on our heads is not an expression of faith. We are faced with our own mortality and the fabric of American society is unraveling. In fact, the garment has come undone. Don’t tell me to hold it […]

Keeping the faith during a pandemic: Believing when you are not working with much

July 13, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’m not working with much these days. To be sure, I have plenty of food and toiletries. There is no end to creature comforts: chocolate, soda, chips, ice cream… I’ll stop but I could go on, go back to the store right now and pick up more. I am stocking up to stuff down my […]

Pour your heart out

June 3, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

I protested the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many others yesterday outside of White House. Asked by a reporter, “Why are you here after the president’s threat?” I replied simply, “Where else should I be? He is Caesar, not Lord. I know my place and he should find his.” I […]

Losing our traditions: Online religion in the time of COVID-19

May 6, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Time and again and for years on end, I have heard these two passages from the psalter: “This is the day that the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118.24). “I will bless the Lord at all times; God’s praises will continually be in my mouth” (Psalm 34.1). But […]

The Raceless Gospel

Category: Meditation