A purple mist has fallen gently over the earth since the recent announcement of Prince’s death. Another shooting star has blazed through the night sky and disappeared over the horizon.… Read More »Purple Mist
Stories abound about Uncle Ira. When we visited the farm in Kansas where he lived with his wife, my mother’s Aunt Tune, he always supplied us with 7-Ups and a… Read More »Uncle Ira and Breakfast
At an area called the Children’s Pool on the beach at La Jolla, CA, two groups of people locked themselves into a long running controversy over harbor seals that like… Read More »Remember What Peace
“The woods were full of peril—rattlesnakes and water moccasins and nests of copperheads; bobcats, bears, coyotes, wolves, wild boar; … rabies-crazed skunks, raccoons, and squirrels; merciless fire ants and ravening… Read More »Rattlesnakes, Water Moccasins and Nests of Copperheads ~ Oh, my!
Hearts of darkness haunt the recently released movie “Race” about Jesse Owens’ athletic career in track and field. At the beginning of the movie, Jesse and a friend board a bus… Read More »A Flash of Black
Nine parts dust and one part light, Just motes that shimmer on the air, Like stars, for one brief moment bright, We vanish even as we flare. There’s sweetness in… Read More »The Light in Lent
You can’t go home again. Thomas Wolfe, one of the most treasured authors produced by this country, says it outright in the title of his classic novel: You can’t go… Read More »Presto Valet
Tap, tap, tap. Tap, tap, tap. Tap, tap, tap at the window. A brilliant red cardinal flew again and again at the windows lining the room where we were gathered… Read More »On Scarlet Wings
Maintaining community in the face of conflict, negotiating healthy interpersonal dynamics, and striving intentionally for an equitable distribution of power are all tenets of servant-leadership, a philosophy formed by the simple… Read More »A Better Way
The world’s heart hangs heavy in her bosom this week. A soccer stadium full of people, a concert hall full of people, restaurants full of people. Now more than 130 dead… Read More »Voices of Hope
