Moments There are moments that cry out to be fulfilled. Like, telling someone you love them. Or giving your money away, all of it. Your heart is beating, isn't it? You're not in chains, are you? There is nothing more pathetic than caution when headlong might save a life, even, possibly, your own. (Mary Oliver)

My dad is 80 years old today. He is still working full-time as the senior partner in his law firm. Part of why he still works is that he loves what he does. Always has. Always will. Another reason is that he believes he is wiser now about law and life than he has ever […]

The words of Martin Luther King, Jr.  seem appropriate for our time: "Time itself is neutral; it can be used either destructively or constructively. More and more I feel that the people of ill will have used time much more effectively than have the people of good will. We will have to repent in this […]

I am struck lately by the fact that the church in America has become known as a judgmental place. It does not take long to get a sense for what the church is against. Mainly ... the sins of "others." I wonder what would happen if the church actually started to be "against" our own […]

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.             […]

"It is not only prayer that gives God glory, but work. Smiting on an anvil, sawing a beam, whitewashing a wall, driving horses, sweeping, scouring -- everything gives God some glory if, being in his grace, you do it as your duty. To go to communion worthily gives God great glory, but to take food […]