My Favorite Kind of Story

Two years ago, I wrote the following review of a book written by a friend of mine named Shawn Smucker. I loved it then and even helped to kick-start his self-publishing journey. Now, a major … Read more...

Charlottesville: No Words — SheLoves, August, 2017

Do you find yourself at the limit of things right now? I do. Here are my reflections for SheLovesMagazine this month -- you can begin this essay here, then click over to join the conversation there. I … Read more...

“Open Your Eyes to the Light” — SheLoves, July 2017

Benedict of Nursia:           “However, late, then, it may seem, let us rouse ourselves from lethargy. That is what scripture urges on us when it says: the time has come for us to rouse ourselves … Read more...

The Land of Tears — SheLoves, June 2017

            From The Little Prince: “It is such a secret place, the land of tears.”                                                                      -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry This land is a … Read more...

Let Love Overflow — Transition Sunday 2017

It's been a heckuva coupla months. I promised this post almost one month ago and have just today found space to sort it out and edit it for this space. I took a month off from my commitment at … Read more...

One Last Good-Bye

  It's been a weekend. Yesterday, we held a memorial service for my mother. My brother was well enough to travel south and as soon as he, his wife, Sandy, and their daughter, Rachel, … Read more...

Honoring the Body — Remembering Ruth Gold: July 6, 1921 – April 19, 2017

Beautiful Mom, about 1948. For most of my life, my mother was my best friend. As she began to leave us, almost a decade ago now, the inexorable blade of dementia sliced her memory into ever smaller … Read more...

Home! EASTER 2017

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.  So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other … Read more...

Heading Home: Walking with Jesus to the Cross — Holy Saturday

Matthew 27:57-66 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.  He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered … Read more...