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November 2012

November 28, 2012

Do What You Would Ususally Do Wednesday

We have, at last, come off of a whole string of days officially or unofficially...

November 25, 2012

Spiritual Lessons from the Passenger’s Seat

Though she took the book learning part of Drivers Ed this summer, my 16 year...

November 21, 2012

A Different Thanksgiving

Somehow the Thanksgiving plans turned out different than we expected. Like most folks in the...

November 18, 2012

Grateful, even so

The universe, she is laughing at me. This is my third attempt to write a...

November 17, 2012

Drama

For months, we were barraged with a national narrative of a “razor tight” presidential race....

November 15, 2012

Moving On

In a way, it feels like a magnified version of Christmas – the election, I...

November 04, 2012

How to Vote as an Act of Prayer

We’d love to cast a vote for compassion, freedom, justice. But they’re not on the...

November 03, 2012

Democracy and faith

Religious faith consists of our most deeply held values. It is the summation of what...

November 02, 2012

Voting as Spiritual Practice, as a Neighborly Act…

Every day you have less reason not to give yourself away. ~ Wendell Berry ~...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Masks — A Poem for Halloween

Masks What will you wear for Halloween? The trees are changing faces, and the...

October 28, 2012

A Prayer in Stormy Weather

Like many people in North America, today I am watching the weather maps anxiously, wondering...

October 22, 2012

We Do Not Fear People Whose Stories We Know…

Back before the Twin Towers fell and the Pentagon was attacked by plane, before there...

October 21, 2012

Fireworks

Truth be told, I don’t feel like writing a blog this morning. I just feel...

October 20, 2012

Love Is the Spirit of This Church

“Love is the spirit of this church, and service is its law.” So begins a...

October 08, 2012

In 1492…

In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue... So began the ditty that most...

October 07, 2012

Thoughts on Death and Lasagna

Last night, as I lay dozing on the couch, I awakened with a start at...

October 06, 2012

Endurance

“The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

Be Here Later, or Be There Now?

I finally cleaned the back yard the other day, a task I had spent several...

September 28, 2012

Yes. Thank you. I love you.

This week I attended the memorial service of a beloved soul light. First my professor,...

September 26, 2012

Responsibility

One of the major themes of this election cycle has been one of individualism vs....

September 22, 2012

The Noblest Deed

One hundred and fifty years ago today, President Lincoln issued a Preliminary Proclamation that mandated...

September 16, 2012

Hope Springs: Vulnerability and Longing

Last night I went to the movie, “Hope Springs.” For those who have not seen...

September 12, 2012

Grief and Atonement

There are so many reasons to be filled with grief: the four diplomats whose lives...

September 12, 2012

Come In and Sing!

The National Cathedral in Reykjavík is a modest edifice, as far as cathedrals go, and...

September 11, 2012

All In This Together

Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches about something he calls interbeing. "If you are...

September 09, 2012

Savoring autumn days

It’s beautiful these days, cool and no humidity in Minnesota, but the days are also...

September 05, 2012

Pro-Life

The moral and ethical questions surrounding abortion are complex, and although I have my own...

September 04, 2012

Run for Your Life!

I have always been fairly athletic, and I enjoy playing a good game that gets...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

The Cost of Speaking

I try to be a nice person. Really I do. OK, it doesn’t always work,...

August 22, 2012

Real vs. Manufactured Outrage

I was going to write a post very much like the one that Peter Friedrichs...