In Tokyo, on a Layover
Read Dear Layla with wet eyes. And huge smiles of recognition, not just of myself but of the recognition of common turning points. Despite the desperate situation, despite all that cannot be done, all that…
Share the Wealth with Jim Lochhead
This Friday, January 15th, Jim Lochhead will be sharing on his experience interning in rural El Salvador this past summer. Working with a small capacity building NGO, Voices on the Border, Jim did a qualitative…
1.26.1963-1.12.1996
“I have an energetic personality. I love and want to get along with people. I am unusually joyous. I have strong convictions. My weaknesses are the flip-sides of my strengths. I can be domineering…
Faces/1 (A Letter from Prison)
“Dear Perry Thinking of you a lot these days Been reading the martyrs Here in my homey little cell (For a while I got solitary for asking disruptive questions) Wanted to send you this little…
On an Airplane Headed to Nashville
Dr. Chmiel I am wordless. I finally finished your book. In one sitting, on an airplane headed to Nashville. I can’t believe I didn’t read it sooner. I wish I was more like Tanya, but…
Clueless
Dear Layla Here in Nablus Jumana is an inviting, warm, and quiet presence Yesterday afternoon she said to me with resignation and calm in her eyes: “We know everything about America And Americans know nothing…
Don’t Waste Your Life
Yammamoto Gempo Roshi used to say, “There is no murder worse than the killing of time.” He devoted an entire teisho to this topic, reading aloud from the crime section of the newspaper. So-and-so knifed…
Share the Wealth with Matthew Hyde and Tina Villalobos: Acknowledging the Human
“The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don’t feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree…
Gratitude for Imman and Sharifa
A wonderful and illuminating sharing last evening by Sharifa Barakat and Imman Musa before a packed house at Marty and Jerry’s. Thanks to the many students from Maryville and SLU who came as well as new and old friends.
Share the Wealth with Lindsay Sihilling: What I Do is Live, How I Pray is Breathe: Leaning into Mysticism and the Inner Voice
This coming Sunday Lindsay Sihilling will offer a few stories and experiences flowing out of her pursuit of authentic spirituality. She’ll talk about how one night of babysitting for a Greek Orthodox family, a deep…