Monthly Archives: June 2017
Welcome meant historically a person whose coming is pleasing, bringing pleasure. One common pleasure that manifests welcome is eating. Eating well isn’t just about nutrition, it is about eating together. Warm bread with a friend. A stranger that reaches out with cold water on a hot day. A warm drink with friends after a day in the snow. Pleasurable connections between people in the physical world often start with food or drink, and such connections are likely to be maintained in…..
Especially for those who had to grow up without a great dad, here are some of the most valuable lessons I’ve gotten from my own so far. My dad was always one to sacrifice himself for his family. I learned that little when he was away at work to support us. Recently I learned it a whole different way, when he deferred self care so he could move my mom closer to family, as he feels his own health slipping……
An open letter to Bernie Sanders I love Bernie Sanders. He is as close to an authentic politician as the country has ever seen, and he stands on his principles. I disagree with some of his positions, largely in the areas where my beliefs in God drive my position. Thus Bernie Sander’s rejection of Russell Vought, because he believes those that do not accept Jesus are condemned, surfaces an underlying chasm in our views I wish I could discuss with…..
Sometimes there is a hard life decision, one from which there is no turning back. Roger Williams made such a decision when he had to decide to stand for his principles in the new world vs. take a job at a major church in Boston from which he could have been a major leader. Pink Floyd describes this type of hard decision as taking a role in a walk-on war vs. a lead role in a cage. Salvation is like…..