Struggling Through the Current of These Crooked Times
An old form sustains both spirit and soul.
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The Three Amigos – Truth, Trust and Hope
Without truth we live in a world of "if only" and make-believe and hope shrivels.
The Power of Principles Plus Tempting Yearnings
Like an unexploded grenade, the question popped up innocently enough in my inbox. What will be your guiding principles during the coming year? A quick retort accompanies my hand reaching for...
Faith Under Siege
My faith is under attack. While COVID-19 pummels the body, my soul feels under siege. My ability to trust strains under the load of all the things I do not know. Some days, some hours are better ...
Angels We Have Heard on High
Hope is a big deal for me. Two reasons. One is a son whose continues to battle opioid addiction and for whom this season does not seem to hold much light. Grandchildren are the other. Both ...
What Do I Want for Christmas?
What do you want for Christmas? When my age could be captured by a single digit, the question would take weeks to answer. The pages of the Christmas catalogues from Eaton’s and Sears would become...
Suffering and Hope in the Tipi and the Cathedral
I don’t know if this story is true, if I dreamt it or wished it into being. But I know the imagery arose during a conversation with my son, Caleb, about the rough patch ahead in his quest to be free o...
Conquering the Limits of Willpower
“Shake it off,” we tell our grandchildren when they fall. When the kids were of pre-school age the words of encouragement were “You’re doing it, you’re doing it”. Our exhortations mean to convey ...
Walls – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Pass through the San Ysidro border crossing outside of Tijuana, turn west and follow Mexican Route 1D towards Rosarito. Look out the passenger window. A wall runs along the border; actually, two walls...
Have I Lost My Ability to Believe?
Caleb, my son, is back in jail. After a three-month “run” on heroin, cocaine and other cocktails, he was picked up on a breach of the conditions of his release. No new charges; only the past with...