Lent almost snuck up on me. Besides writing a meditation for forty days during Lent, I want to really celebrate Lent this year. So a little thought and preparation is necessary. I have to think about the four tenants of Lent — sacrifice, worship, silence/meditation, and service. I remember the year I was on sabbatical…
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Present versus Past
In politics, it certainly seems as if the past is more important than the future or the present. A candidate announces for an office, and immediately he or she is attacked by their opponent for something in his or her past. The concepts of forgiveness, learn from mistakes, or occasional “saying something stupid” are non-existent…
The Age Of Abandonment
A friend wrote recently about the use of the cross by the Romans. Not only is it torture and it instills fear in the hearts of witnesses, but even worse it is “the terrifying reality of complete abandonment.” I think the same can be said of a more modern form of torture — lynching. We…
School an Intelligence and Make It a Soul
Do you not see how necessary a World of Pains and Troubles is to school an Intelligence and make it a soul? — John Keats. I once had a friendly disagreement with a law partner about Judges. She argued for brilliant minds, while I argued for compassionate souls. Who do you choose? More importantly how do…
Forgive Because You Must
When I was a young boy my best friend, Paul, lived next door. Paul and I got into a lot of mischief including painting our faces with green house paint. But every now and then we would fight, wrestle, or hurt each other’s feeling. It was the nature of a young friendship. I must have…