change

Embracing the Autumn of Life

Autumn: a season of change and a metaphor for our lives. Autumn offers us the vibrancy of bright colors.  But it also leads us to let go. How do we embrace the changes that come with the autumn of life? The following is a text version of this blog. The… Read More »Embracing the Autumn of Life


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Making Real Change in Your Life

Each new year, we make resolutions.  Many of those resolutions are the same from one year to the next.  We start by thinking, “This will be the year that I do it!”  For some, it’s more exercise or weight loss. For others, it’s becoming a better person by kicking a… Read More »Making Real Change in Your Life

Change, Fear, and Division

Over the last two decades, experts in organizational psychology and behavior have studied how people, organizations, and larger social systems manage change.  While there are various models that describe change, there are some clear markers common among those models that are found in the process of change. Even when people… Read More »Change, Fear, and Division

Changes In A Year

Autumn 2019:  After a week of vacation in South Dakota, I was home for a couple of weeks.  I saw a couple of plays, had a few dinners out, and met a friend for drinks one evening.  I went on two work-related trips.  I hosted two houseguests from different parts… Read More »Changes In A Year


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Transitions and Transfigurations

I’ve experienced many different kinds of transitions in my life.  I’ve lived in Johnstown, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Morgantown, WV; Miami Beach, FL; Tucson, AZ; St. Louis, MO; and Atlanta, GA.  Movements from city to city represent one kind of transition I’ve experienced.  I’ve held many different jobs: hospital chaplain, pastor,… Read More »Transitions and Transfigurations

All Things Are Passing

The world I grew up in doesn’t exist any longer.  Sixty years ago, when I was a kid, the doors of our home were always unlocked.  I played in the yard or in the woods behind the house by myself.  When I was ten or twelve years old, I walked… Read More »All Things Are Passing