December

In drear-nighted December,    Too happy, happy tree, Thy branches ne’er remember    Their green felicity: The north cannot undo them With a...
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The Destruction of Jerusalem

Every few hundred years, there are events that redefine a nation, a people, at its very core.  Consider the shift in internal vision and circumstance...
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Lessons from Yellow Trout Lilies: Watch...

I was startled one March morning to notice a massive buttery spread of thousands of flowers along the tree-studded ridges where I had walked daily....
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A Litany of Thanksgiving

Every year at Thanksgiving dinner, before the prayer is said, it’s become a tradition in my family to go around the table and say what we have been...
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A Thanksgiving Meditation – Betting on...

The national discussion (screaming match?) regarding the treatment of refugees from Syria presents this question: Are we called to extend compassion...
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November

Come, for the dusk is our own; let us fare forth together, With a quiet delight in our hearts for the ripe, still, autumn weather, Through the...
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A Matter of the Heart

I have been thinking about the Investigative Judgment and all the theological reasons, arguments, and details that many of us worry about, discuss,...
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Jeremiah versus Judah: The Nature of...

 
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Symbolic Acts: Helpful, but Potentially...

Lesson #6, for discussion on Sabbath, November 7, 2015 The prophet Jeremiah was fond of symbols and that spells trouble for a believing community...
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Jesus’ Invitation

Recently my seven-year-old son took a “mental health day.” OK, maybe that’s not what it was. I don’t know. He woke up tired and snotty. He didn’t...
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