Nine Kinds of Generous
“Not speaking and speaking are both human ways of being in the world, and there are kinds and grades of each,” writes Paul Goodman in the Nine Kinds of Silence. “There is the dumb silence of slumber or apathy; the sober silence that goes with a solemn animal face; the fertile silence of awareness, pasturing the soul, […]
Turn my mourning into morning
I am in mourning for the world I thought I knew, had such hopes for, dreamed such dreams for… My world, my oyster, Not mine any longer. Overrun By hate, by hurt, by harm. But Love, Love doesn’t insist on its own way. Love waits, Waits patiently for an invitation. An opening in the doorway A […]
What do I do with my “me too”? One Woman’s Manifesto
Me too…I am seeing it on Facebook posts, in comments and in conversation far and wide. I am not sure where it came from, but it’s picking up steam. Why? Because it’s the skeleton in every woman’s closet, the elephant in every room. We’ve carried it cautiously, buried it fastidiously, and borne it boldly until […]
Post Season Play: Why Do Good Guys Always Finish Last?
So, what can we learn from the Washington Nationals baseball team’s latest flame out from post season play? (Because, Heaven knows, there’s got to be a silver lining there somewhere!!) … Every coach, manager, teacher, trainer, parent and player wants the same thing: To rise to the occasion and play their best when it matters most. […]
A functional faith: the Struggle is Real
I want a functional faith — not just a faith of works, but a faith that works. a faith that works out, a faith that works for, a faith that functions. I want a faith that does, while I am doing other things, faithfully. a faith that works its way into my day, along my […]
Broken
Father, sometimes it feels like I am army-crawling through life. Under barbwire, through the mud, dodging bullets and ducking enemy fire through the searing onslaught. Even when I see no way out, you have provided one. Show me the way through. Help me learn to trust you in life’s toughest places. Amen This is the […]
