Love is the way
This morning, the words, “bombs and war”, took my breath away. And I needed not to be undone by the headwinds of dispiriting news.In our morning session, I stood before a group gathered for retreat at Mercy Center in Auburn,…
Daily Dose (June 17 – 20)
TUESDAY JUNE 17 -- On a Saturday morning in 2013, during a Pilgrimage which included the Selma walk with John Lewis, I stood in the kitchen of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Parsonage, the home to the Rev. Dr. Martin…
To bless and be blessed
An eleven-year-old girl lived with her grandmother. Labeled "different," adjustment to school was not easy. Her mother was not a reliable presence. As if life is not tough enough, her father had been recently killed. She knew him only vaguely,…
Daily Dose (June 10 – 13)
TUESDAY JUNE 10 -- Once upon a time there was a wise abbot of a monastery who was the friend of an equally wise rabbi. This was in the old country, long ago, when times were always hard, but just…
The gift of fire
A long time ago, there was a man who invented the art of making fire. He took his tools and visited a tribe in the north, where the climate was bitter cold. The man taught the people how to make…
Daily Dose (June 3 – 6)
TUESDAY JUNE 3 -- In our world, suffering and heartbreak are real. Yes, linked to real people. With names and faces. But what can we do?It begins here: Faithfulness—I choose. Skin in the game. This moment matters.This all comes to…
The gift of faithfulness
When life is hard or disappointing, and we feel powerless, discouragement takes root. There are tipping points. But here’s what really takes a toll: because life feels too heavy, we swallow the narrative that there is little to show for…
Daily Dose (May 27 – 30)
TUESDAY MAY 27 -- Robert Fulghum tells the story about a man named Alexander Papaderos, who grew up in a tiny Greek village on the island of Crete. When he was a young boy, his island was invaded by the…
I choose to be a witness
“Please, tell me how to hold it all?” she asks me in an email.In other words, in a fragile world, how do we rise above the weight of the noise? And, is it even possible to make a difference?My gut…
Daily Dose (May 20 – 23)
TUESDAY MAY 20 -- I’ve loved the book, “The Little Prince”, since I was a boy.It’s a great story about a restorative paradigm shift, in the way we see the world.The Little Prince rules on a small planet known as…