Shortly after Beth and I moved into our new home in Clarkston, we started working on cultivating our garden. In a preliminary move which entertained the neighbors no end, we rented a trip of goats – twenty of the creatures, to be precise – which, accompanied by a Great Pyrenee to guard them, spent three… Read More »
“What Were You Thinking?” Killing Ourselves to Live?
My son recently related a comment by a relative that each historical period has blind spots which future generations will see differently. The particular challenge related to bottled water with the suggestion that future generations will find our frequency of our consumption obsessive; the magnitude of refuse created irresponsible; our blindness to potentially toxic chemicals… Read More »
New Slaves?
“God bless America, land of the free.” So our proud nation sings, and so we believe, but is this really true? We proudly assert that we have removed the shackles of feudalism and racism from our society and are the most liberated, free-thinking, free-acting people in history, but is that really the case? A distinguished… Read More »
Easter Blessings
A very dear friend and very special person sent me an electronic Easter card that I opened the morning of Easter Sunday. I see this wonderful person far less than I would like and her occasional correspondence is very precious to me – especially those e-cards which she sends me every year for Christmas, Easter… Read More »
Lessons From Dark Matter
Sunday was a wonderful day! I participated in an interfaith conference designed and led by and for high school kids. At a rough guess around 100 teenagers attended to have intimate discussions in small groups with 15+ faith leaders (self included). It was a wonderful gathering of love and compassion and hope. I’ll be writing… Read More »
