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Becoming Santa Al: When a Calling Comes for Us
“Vocation does not come from willfulness. It comes from listening.”— Parker J. Palmer For many years, my father did not like Santa. Nor December. Not even the Christmas season. He was a bit of a Grinch. But not because his heart was two sizes too small. It was something different. He loved Jesus with a steady, serious devotion. He was a minister. He believed Christmas mattered. And because it mattered so much, he felt protective of it. Anything that felt like a distraction
Dec 25, 20255 min read


Scary Stuff: Choosing Conformity or Courage...Pulling Away from the Pack and Dancing to Your Own Drummer
“The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think.” —David Icke Early every Sunday morning, John and one of our...
Oct 7, 20257 min read


Belated Juneteenth, King, and the Call to Be Brave
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage . Anais Nin Today I'm still reflecting on Juneteenth. Where I always go when I get...
Jun 20, 20256 min read


Belonging To Each Other
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa An acquaintance’s obituary was published...
May 10, 20244 min read
Opening To Our Darkness
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own...
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Courage
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anais Nin We must constantly build dykes of courage to hold back the flood of...
Jan 16, 20234 min read
How To Be Braver
Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” ―Maya...
Mar 29, 20223 min read
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