A few great quotes that have filled my head and heart these past weeks.  2020 with the craziness of Covid and the lunacy of Trumpism really affected my outlook and caused me to look deep within…  then i read these…. yeah…. Richard Rohr does it again!!              ”The God we’ve been presenting people with is just too small and stingy for a big hearted person to trust or to love back” “Authentic God experience always expands your seeing and never constricts it”   Hope they are helpful….as...

A few great quotes that have filled my head and heart these past weeks.  2020 with the craziness of Covid and the lunacy of Trumpism really affected my outlook and caused me to look deep within…  then i read these…. yeah…. Richard Rohr does it again!!              ”The God we’ve been presenting people with is just too small and stingy for a big hearted person to trust or to love back” “Authentic God experience always expands your seeing and never constricts it”   Hope they are helpful….as...

In the midst of this time of pandemic and societal chaos, it has been disquieting to see the shallowness of faith as so many pant after the power of political ideas, consumed by false ideals and reach for the applause of messianic personalities… Its time to break from our cultural morass and seek silence…and reflection and empowerment.  Not from political power…or religious fundamentalism or secular narcissism but to reflect on the true inner freedom that we are offered…that we have denied and that we continue to cover up with our half truths and denials of truth....

In the midst of this time of pandemic and societal chaos, it has been disquieting to see the shallowness of faith as so many pant after the power of political ideas, consumed by false ideals and reach for the applause of messianic personalities… Its time to break from our cultural morass and seek silence…and reflection and empowerment.  Not from political power…or religious fundamentalism or secular narcissism but to reflect on the true inner freedom that we are offered…that we have denied and that we continue to cover up with our half truths and denials of truth....

Tonight my hero lies in a hospital bed 650 miles from my home.  From reports he hovers between lucid thoughts and wild imaginations as something misfires in his brain.  The man who reared me, who gave me my name and who has walked this earth for almost 90 years now seems to have taken his first steps toward this thing we call eternity…  Deep inside i keep saying, ah he will be okay, he will fine, just needs some rest.  But reality tells me this man i have called pops, who used to play catch on the front walk after dinner, and threw a mean fast ball,  this quiet...

Tonight my hero lies in a hospital bed 650 miles from my home.  From reports he hovers between lucid thoughts and wild imaginations as something misfires in his brain.  The man who reared me, who gave me my name and who has walked this earth for almost 90 years now seems to have taken his first steps toward this thing we call eternity…  Deep inside i keep saying, ah he will be okay, he will fine, just needs some rest.  But reality tells me this man i have called pops, who used to play catch on the front walk after dinner, and threw a mean fast ball,  this quiet...