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March 2020

March 28, 2020

Coronavirus and the Bare Naked Essentials

I'm reading a book for my Crisis & Trauma course, and part of the assignment...

January 2020

January 13, 2020

The God of Empathy

I was at church this past Sunday; our pastor started a new sermon series on the book...

December 2018

December 24, 2018

“When Christmas Smelled Like Dung”

"When Christmas Smelled Like Dung" Nothing is untouched from the smell of hay and dung. Even...

December 20, 2018

“The Day Christmas Shattered”

Poem: "The Day Christmas Shattered" I'm always a reminder of that day. A photo. A...

December 05, 2018

Why I Think Every Christian Should say the Apostles’ Creed

Since the Apostles’ Creed is all the rage on the internet today, I’d like to...

November 2018

November 30, 2018

Poem: “Purifying the House of Man”

Poem: “Purifying the House of Man” At its healthiest the earth was a garden; a...

November 28, 2018

Poem: “When Gladness is Choked Dry”

Poem: “When Gladness is Choked Dry” What’s wrong with showing charity to others in order...

November 19, 2018

Monday Morning Poem: “Broken Roads”

Poem: "Broken Roads" There are many broken roads in this world. I’ve been down a...

November 18, 2018

Recollection: We all Hunger for Eternity

Deep in each of us is a hunger for eternity. Some people give into it...

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 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 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...

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....

August 2018

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 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...