An Amateur Is One Who Loves…
I was at RISE Coffee today with Carrie, who’s soon headed off for first year of university at Mizzou. Early on in our conversation, she asked me if I’d like to see some of her…
A Letter to Eduardo Galeano by Jennifer Reyes Lay
I am happy to share the following from Jenn, who is an active participant in the summer Writing Rejuvenation class! From Tuesday’s class, writing prompt to write a letter to an artist/writer you admire. This…
The Way It Looked in 1976
Thus goes the fate of Israel. Tragedy upon tragedy, folly on folly. Foreign “advisers” dumping their witless plans on its benighted leaders, its people increasingly helpless and isolated, embittered, at sea, denied world sympathy, urged…
The United States versus the Gospels
The crime of liberation theology was that it takes the Gospels seriously. That’s unacceptable. The Gospels are radical pacifist material, if you take a look at them. When the Roman emperor Constantine adopted Christianity, he…
With the Sangha
Yesterday Brian, Melissa, Katie and I met in my home for our sangha’s second Saturday of the month meditation. We listened to a talk Thich Nhat Hanh gave 30 years ago, in which he advocated…