Fresh Prose...
"Grant that we may never forget that our common life depends on each other's toil." Book of Common Prayer
Table-Flippin Jesus? Not.
Jesus’ overturning tables of the money-changers was a prolepsis, a visible demonstration of something yet to occur. As such, it is not an event or action or approach that Christians should emulate. In fact, they dare not.
Review and Rebuttal
“When white Christians begin to ask, “What will happen to our black brothers and sisters if we don’t respond to black injustice and theft?” the rusty wheels of change will begin to turn.”
Saying the R Word
“Reparations takes the reader far along a bruised path. It’s a strong opener to a needed conversation.”
Chip chip chip
Photo by Jared Erondu on Unsplash Though I stand just over 5 feet, my head feels 6 foot four. Maybe it’s a compensatory thing, I don’t know. But I am inundated with big ideas, big questions, big dreams. Take this morning. News that a melting glacier in the Himalayas...
Little losses
Photo by Casey DeViese on Unsplash Picture this: I am about to dig into a deli sandwich -- ciabatta, avocado and bacon. My mouth is watering for the first bite. But there's a problem: I can't taste it. I can't taste anything. I might as well be eating a sponge. I have...
Distances
Our heads would dizzy spin into black holes of incomprehension —
what is man that thou art mindful of him?
Thanksgiving it alone
Like the bed-ridden boy in “My Big Ball of String,” my mother-in-law has this Covid thing figured out.
Vicissitudes
“Never forget that our common life depends upon each other’s toil.”
Take your daughter to work…at home!
April 23 was Take Your Daughter to Work Day. Most working moms were home. So, what did that day look like? "Working from home has been stressful," says Liz Ha, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Five Talents, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming lives through...
Innovating…by love and pluck
Weddings...involve people. Lots of people. So many weddings are not happening right now. Some have been postponed...indefinitely. Others have been rescheduled for a Tuesday or Wednesday in the fall, the only dates available. Some nuptials have gone ahead, with couples...