Author, psychologist and meditation teacher Tara Brach said: "Attention is the greatest form of love." Ponder this with me: In our attention economy where bots and algorithms and marketers and everyone and their brother is trying to capture our attention, what does it mean that attention is the greatest form of love? Who do you […]

Everyone and their sister is weighing in on the outcome of the election. Lots of words from folks on both sides of the aisle about what the results will portend for our nation's future. And of course the truth is, none of us really know. We can read the tea leaves, we can see hints […]

Are you as exhausted as I am of this particular election season? Weary of hateful words, threats of violence, attack ads, tension in the air? In the midst of a culture that feels about to split apart at the seams, in the midst of apprehension about what is to come, in the midst of a […]

Laughing together at old jokes, old memories, old failures. And then crying together at the thought of losing our old dog; the dog of our middle age. Sitting quietly drinking coffee and reading, briefly catching eyes, flashing a slow smile that says, "I could sit here with you forever." Fitting into the crook of his […]

Woosh! Our last post stirred up a hornet's nest of hurt and frustration with the church, didn't it? I have such mixed emotions about that. On the one hand, I get it. Trust me, I do. I have worked in the church for the last 25 years, so I know how the sausage gets made, […]

I posted this a year ago ... posting again because, well, politicians. I don't often make religious claims with absolute certainty. Not my style. But I am gonna' do it right here, right now. After studying the life of Jesus in the Gospels for the last 40 years, I can state with absolute certainty that […]