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
It’s difficult not to be discouraged. There’s no way to escape it. The problems of the world are huge. It seems like many people are hell-bent to make them worse. In the US, the pandemic is out of control and political corruption is at an all-time high. These serious concerns… Read More »Discouraging Times: Can We Say All Will Be Well?
It’s a common problem. It’s so common that in the 1990s, the late-night TV show Saturday Night Live created a skit about people addressing this problem. With Al Franken playing the character Stuart Smalley, Stuart attempted to convince himself that he was good enough, smart enough, and that “Doggone it,… Read More »Are You Good Enough?
The stream of news continues unbroken: the pandemic spreads in the US, Brazil, Latin America, and Africa while parts of Asia see another spike in diagnoses. At the same time, people live with unrelenting oppression in North Korea and Iran with autocratic leaders in many others. In many parts of… Read More »Peace in Our World; Peace in Our Lives
Something broke inside of me. It’s difficult to put into words. It’s like everything came shattering down. It was like watching a china plate fall to the floor and crumble into pieces, but it happened inside of me. Let me tell you what happened. It probably helps for you to… Read More »Our Society Has Failed. What Can I Do?
Author of Life: In your wisdom, the cosmos was born filling the expanse with immense diversity. In your creativity, a blue planet with unique life sustained by water and a perfect atmosphere came together from particles of cosmic dust. In your compassion, life evolved to enable human beings to be… Read More »A Prayer in the Midst of the Pandemic
1969: I have some clear memories of that year. I was in my adolescence. I didn’t understand my sexuality. I don’t think I ever heard the word “gay” used to refer to sexual orientation. I didn’t know anything about sexual orientation. All I knew for sure was that I didn’t… Read More »In Celebration of Pride
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
