It feels like every day brings more “unprecedented” news. We are having trouble finding and keeping our footing. We live in a chronic fog of what George Carlin called “Vuja De”. Yet we have guides who can help us regain our orientation. The story of Mary and Martha from the New Testament and legends that … Continue reading Patterns of Wisdom
Years after his death, Lee Ed Frazier’s daughter, Jan, made a shocking discovery. When he was a young man, her father participated in a lynching. It was an iconic moment because the story and photos were published in Time and Life magazines – the first time actual photos were included in national publications. Those articles … Continue reading My Father’s Name
My friend, Dave, who is a year and a half out from surgery to remove a brain tumor said that in the midst of these difficult times, we can be, each in our own way, a witness to goodness. That’s a good, simple descriptor for how I’ve been trying to navigate the turmoil of the … Continue reading A Witness to Goodness
I have re-turned because of, as Rabbi Carlebach says in song #1011 of the same title as today, because of who you are, what you are, and where you are in your journey. You change your world within you and the world around you through your presence and with your actions You make hope real. … Continue reading Return Again
