Goblins and ghosts; zombies and vampires: as creatures of the night begin to stir, we know that Halloween is upon us. But how could we miss it? My grocery store is surely much like yours: the candy and decorative displays for Halloween have been near the store entrance for weeks!… Read More »The Hallowed Evening
With less than two weeks before election day in the United States, I find it appropriate to re-visit what I wrote shortly after the election in 2016. In four years, most people in the United States are worse than they were before while the top tier is better off. We’ve… Read More »Reflecting on the Election as a Progressive Christian Minister
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
If you ran into him on the street and noticed him, you’re likely to think, “He’s an odd-looking fellow.” While he appears to be in his fifties, I think he’s much younger. He’s about 5’5” tall, wears a hat that’s a bit too large so that it hangs over his… Read More »I Appreciate You
There are lots of memes on social media about 2020. One I see regularly is captioned, “If 2020 were a scented candle…” and the image is a row of portable toilets on fire. Another asks, “If 2020 were a drink, what would it be?” The answer: a colonoscopy prep. Yes,… Read More »The Light Switch
The writer, C. S. Lewis once said, “I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God. It changes me.” This week, the United States passed a tragic milestone: 200,000 people have died because of complications from COVID 19. While the… Read More »Praying in the Pandemic: May It Change Us
I stumbled out of bed one morning this week and into the bathroom a bit after 7:00 AM. It occurred to me that it seemed unusually dark. I somehow hadn’t noticed that sunrise is coming later and our days are growing shorter. As I looked outside, I saw that the… Read More »Seasons of Change
Sometimes I stand at the end of my driveway and focus on two wooden boxes perched in a corner of my yard. These boxes are home to honey bees. A few years ago, my partner began keeping hives to help sustain the bee population in our area. Watching the bees… Read More »It’s Our Nature
