As I entered the church for Sunday morning’s service, I noticed about a dozen people gathered around a large display. As I moved closer, I recognized the cloth in front of them: it was a panel from the Names Project, also known as the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The Names Project… Read More »World AIDS Day
As we gather around this table, we pause to give thanks: For the gift of life that enables us to be here today; For kindness and love shown to us by others; For the wonder of our planet that surrounds us with beauty and bounty; For hope that goodness will… Read More »Blessing for Thanksgiving Dinner
We scheduled the evening a couple of weeks in advance of the date. Having visited with our next door neighbors a few times, we planned an evening out for dinner. The plan was simple: they’d come over and we’d drive to an ethnic neighborhood for authentic Chinese food. Having moved… Read More »Thanksgiving
Corporate restructuring. It’s a phrase we often hear in these difficult economic times. Corporate restructuring generally occurs when a company or corporation is making significant changes to the ways it does business in order to maintain profits while spending less money. Corporate restructuring is generally described as something that’s good… Read More »Corporate restructuring
I I was doing some errands today. After getting in the car and pulling out of the driveway, I realized that I probably should get some gas. I headed out of my neighborhood and down the street about a mile and a half to a little corner gas station and… Read More »Hunger
I mostly meant it as a joke. But there was a serious side to it. Some responded to the humorous intention. Surprisingly, it proved to elicit thoughtful comments from others. There were even a couple people who sent private messages to explore my off-handed comment further. Here’s what transpired. A… Read More »Quotidian Mysteries
There was a crisp, cool bite to the air as I left the house this morning. I sipped warm coffee as I drove on my way. It was early, with the lingering dusk before what would become a bright morning. The cars parked along my way bore frosty windshields. Seeing… Read More »Signs of the Season
Book Review: The Dangerous Delusion of American Exceptionalism, by Michael Barrick. C. 2011. United States Constitution Day, September 17, 2011. On this day, to the surprise of many, a new movement was born: Occupy Wall Street. In a few short weeks, Occupy Wall Street grew to an international organization called… Read More »American Exceptionalism and Occupy Together
