Give Myself Away
I want to give myself to everyone in this class (But what if they’ve had enough of your tie-dyed mind?) I want to give myself to Lindsay (Who welcomes my odd perspectives on Jesus) Express…
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Friends
On a retreat at Lake of the Ozarks, Penny Smith, Cristina Cousins, Emma Shaw, Sarah Bollinger, and Lindsay Sihilling sent me their greetings. Such fortune to know them!
Share the Wealth with Abbie Amico and Liz Vestal: The Theology of the People
This Sunday Abbie and Liz, juniors at SLU, will be talking about why they changed their majors to theology during their semesters abroad in the Philippines. The program they studied abroad with was called the…
Happy
Happy when Amazon.com doesn’t faze me Happy shutting up Happy patiently watering the impatiens Happy to be Joanie’s Feldenkrais student Happy to enjoy I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss
Three Anthologies
Cristina, As you continue your journey into the world of poetry, I can enthusiastically recommend the following anthologies compiled by Eliot Weinberger: The New Directions Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry American Poetry since 1950: Innovators and…
Radiant and Wretched (Pay Attention)
“There’s plenty of time in this day” Who would claim that And risk setting off a cacophonous chorus of groans? “There’s never enough time To get done all the things I have to do— never,…
They Will Want To Know More by Cristina Cousins
Dear Friends, Cristina came to hear Remi Kanazi last Wednesday and to see Five Broken Cameras and hear Iyad Burnat last Friday. I asked her if she’d be willing to write a response. This is what she…
SPOKEN WORD DHARMA
Dear Cristina It’s not that I wish you The affliction of Fame But after seeing Remi Kanazi last night I thought of you Going on the road Doing SPOKEN WORD DHARMA Before small groups and…
One Thought after Another
Did K’s friend commit suicide in California? Were Courtney and Lindsay just now talking about Colleen? (You eavesdropper!) Will someone read aloud tonight and pop the balloon? Am I going to write another anaphoral litany?…
Plan B: Share the Wealth with Cristina Cousins
For our next Share the Wealth, join us for dinner and discussion with Cristina Cousins as she reflects on her experience of switching to “Plan B.” After 5 years as a professional theater actress, Cristina…