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November 2018

November 15, 2018

Poem: “Eucharist”

Poem: "Eucharist" We come around a table lean-to. Some people with smiles and yet others...

November 13, 2018

Everyone Needs to Chill Out and go for a Hike

I have great respect and love for nature and the outdoors. I was born and...

November 12, 2018

Monday Morning ‪Poem: “Maelstrom of Kindness”

‪Poem: "Maelstrom of Kindness" It’s hard to see the extravagant gestures of kindness around us...

November 11, 2018

Coffee Shop Conversations: Hating People you Disagree With

I went to the coffee shop early this morning. We're closed on Sundays, but our...

November 05, 2018

Monday Poem: “Do not love the World”

"Do not love the World" Dust swooped and full of hustle and bustle. It's similar...

November 02, 2018

What Made us Believe Some People are More Valuable Than Others?

I grew up in a neighborhood in Southwest Santa Rosa at the time when there...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

Morning Poem: “Long Revealing”

Poem: “Long Revealing” newborn infants arrive into a decaying creation in tender regalia, and...

October 26, 2018

A Cup of Hot Chocolate and a Waffle: Planting the Seeds of Possibility

Life definitely has it’s twists and turns. Sometimes our lives end up in a way...

October 24, 2018

Tanka Poem: “Look to Spring”

Tanka Poem: “Look to Spring” Fall glides from summer. Nature unfolds, shadows hold. Kiss of...

October 08, 2018

Monday Morning Poem: “This Place we call Tierra”

Poem: "This Place we call Tierra" the unknotting of oneself from this thing we call...

October 01, 2018

Monday Morning Poem: “Fences”

Poem: "Fences" I walk through my town and the palpating segments sliced into the fabric...

September 2018

September 28, 2018

Searching for Roy Jones’ Grave

Who am I to give advice concerning something like doubt? I've been struggling with doubt...

September 24, 2018

God Used Poetry to Breathe Life Back Into my Faith

This past week I've been working on a manuscript of poems about God and nature, I...

September 17, 2018

Monday Morning Poem: Ghazal: “Soul”

Ghazal: “Soul” I wish my heart wasn’t a locked empty room. It’s my soul’s desire....

September 16, 2018

“It’s too Chilly to get out of Bed for Jesus”

The chill in the morning air is getting heavy, and it’s easier said than done...

September 10, 2018

Monday Morning Poem: “Landfill Memories”

Poem: "Landfill Memories" I was at the landfill today dropping off some of...

August 2018

August 27, 2018

Monday Morning Poem: “If Hope had Coattails”

Poem: “If Hope had Coattails” I had hope once by the coattails. My fingers doubted...

August 24, 2018

For the Shame of it All: Overcoming the Culture of Shame and Guilt

We live in a culture where shame and guilt permeate everything and everyone with an...

August 20, 2018

Monday Morning Poem: “To Hell or High Water”

Poem: “To Hell or High Water” out of inky blackness you called the universe into being....

August 15, 2018

Never Eat Alone: A Lesson From the Meals of Jesus

As far as we can tell from the gospels, meals were extremely important to Jesus....

August 13, 2018

Monday Morning Poem: “Coffee Shop Hullabaloo”

Poem: "Coffee Shop Hullabaloo" The coffee shop is abuzz this morning with the usual...

August 08, 2018

God and Coffee: The Absurdity of Faith

We closed our coffee shop for two days—Christmas Eve and Christmas. As a newish small...

August 03, 2018

Poem: “Measure of Life”

"Measure of life" seemingly nothing, but also everything in life is measured. we’ve been...

August 03, 2018

Exploring the Question: What’s so Amazing About Grace?

What's so amazing about grace? This is a question I have been asking myself for...

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