All the Wonders

Jun 22, 20191 min read

Taking Root

This morning I saw wildflowers blooming, Rooted in the cleft of a rock. Petals waved like Delicate violet water spouts. How can it be?...

Oct 15, 20171 min read

Surviving Exile

By the rivers of Babylon— there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For...

Aug 15, 20171 min read

Hate, Emboldened

Hate, emboldened, Steps out of a closet, Packs a suitcase, And drives to Virginia. Hate, emboldened, Does not feel the need To cover up...

Apr 11, 20152 min read

Wisdom from Bonhoeffer

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” - Dietrich...

Dec 10, 20142 min read

On Injustice, Advent, and Jubilee

Repost from the Alive Now blog. I was standing on the street visiting with an African-American friend when a car containing mutual...

Nov 25, 20141 min read

Love and Light

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.- - Martin Luther King, Jr....

Nov 21, 20142 min read

Jubilee ... and Native American Heritage Month

Repost from Alive Now's blog. I don't know where to start in sharing the thoughts and feelings that swirl around in me. November is...

Mar 11, 20141 min read

A Grain of Wheat

Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears...