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Some of the Saddest Words Spoken: "I Used To. . . " 24 Aug 2013 | 05:50 pm
Some of the Saddest Words Spoken Wanting to enjoy the sunshine my wife chose to walk to the grocery store. It’s quite a distance. With groceries in hand, she was returning and wal...
Back From Honduras But A Part of My Heart Still There 4 Nov 2012 | 02:47 am
I ask if I may enter her little shack. She smiles and welcomes me. There is no floor, just mud. It's the rainy season. There are massive cracks between boards and metal serving as walls. The shac...
Untitled 20 Oct 2012 | 04:06 am
I turn 63 tomorrow. Some reflections: Whoever said, "You don't have anything that Prozac and a polo mallet can't cure," was wrong. The wrongness runs deep and healing isn't easy or simple. I sti...
Finite Understanding of the Infinite God 12 Oct 2012 | 09:57 pm
I've begun reading How (Not) to Speak of God, by Peter Rollins. Great read so far. If God is infinite and completely "other" than us some would conclude that therefore we cannot speak of God at all-...
See the Other as You Want to Be Seen 28 Sep 2012 | 11:27 pm
There are the safe people, the good people, honorable, trustworthy and noble; that would be "us." And then there is everyone else. The "other." And we often view the "other" as possessing none of t...
High School Reunions: The Agony and The Ecstasy 20 Sep 2012 | 10:10 pm
A reality check--attend your 45th high school reunion. Seeing my former classmates was like a look in the mirror. I look as old as they do. That was one sobering glimpse. In my state of denial I c...
The Snake and The Church: Each Can be Deadly 14 Sep 2012 | 09:18 pm
Venom is typically derived from snakes, but lately I think you could obtain a lethal dose from many of my fellow believers. (hiss) I am appalled at the vitriolic criticism of President Obama, partic...
I'm Back at the Helm, I Hope 5 Sep 2012 | 07:57 pm
I'm back. More accurately, I nearly went down with the Titanic. I have wrestled with chronic, underlying depression for decades. Typically, I am aware of it, feel it, but it doesn't significantly i...
Who Am I to Judge? Nice Thought, But Impossible 2 May 2012 | 09:07 am
A guy walks into a bar and orders a beer. He takes a sip and tosses the rest in the bartender's face. Sobbing, he says, "I'm so sorry! I can't help doing that. It's so embarrassing!" The bartend...
Eating Humble Pie 17 Apr 2012 | 06:33 am
There are times when life affirms us; there are times when we are reminded there is no hat big enough to wear on our ego. Last week I had a gentle and made-me-laugh experience of the latter. My wife...
