C.S. Lewis wrote a book by this title more than 75 years ago, “Mere Christianity”. It came from a series of talks on the radio Lewis did about well, Christianity. I was raised in that tradition and found my own strength and hope therein as an adolescent; faith and prayer still see me through my …
Friday, GOOD
I recall a Jesuit homily at a Good Friday mass some 30 years ago. Mission Santa Clara church, old Spanish motifs; sacred ground. As you might imagine, it was a somber mass; We pondered, reflected on the manner in which Jesus of Nazareth behaved and experienced his arrest, trial before the Sanhedrin, torture by the …
Words The Way
Words are the way for me, scribble them down most every day. Somehow the effort makes me more calm, more careful maybe too, consider all that swirls about, captured on the page helps, Helps me slow, helps me not to slide too far into all the anxiety, angst, anger, Yes anger too I battle, maybe …
Wonderful YOU!
Which aspects do you think makes a person unique? Such a prompt as this I can’t help but chime in, the practical, the personal, the spiritual, so many bits to share! Such a manic outpouring I do confess, seems there’s a lot I must profess, Our eyes, our fingertips, and voice as well, these things …
Awash Again
Awash again in anxiety, thoughts flooding my mind, to-do’s rushing over me, most always in the morning, early morning darkness, quiet, silent dread. Was this what killed my grandfather, my cousin too? No no, there’s must have been far worse, so much so they chose to exit, no longer wanting to dwell here, I have …
Enough Already
Donald Trump and his administration, Narcissistic, cruel, reckless, amoral, Mind you, the people that have supported Trump, the MAGA Movement, those folks need a voice in this country, in our communities, but NOT in a manner that forsakes the rest of the country and all who call America home. But Trump and all around him, …
Still Learning From GMD, 3:27
This post title gave me a smirk so I stayed with it. GMD, 3:27. Could be an abbreviated reference to chapter and verse of some book in the Bible or other sacred text. Not so much the case. GMD might also be G.M.D., my maternal grandfather's initials. And the 3:27 is actually the month and …
NO KINGS
Since 1776… NO KINGS ~
Juxtapose: Claesson & Hegseth, Trump
Listening to an interview recently, Michael Claesson, the supreme Commander and Leader of the military in Sweden, how articulate, thoughtful, balanced in his comments. I can’t help but juxtapose his experience and demeanor to either Donald Trump, the forever, imbecile idiot of words, impeding exits to the normal every day, or his lackey, Pete Hegseth. …
The Magic Green Shirt
There’s this shirt I have, nothing special, a green, dry fit, short sleeve, collared golf shirt. I don’t wear it often because I don’t like the way it hangs. I think it Makes me look even more chunky than I am. But the other night, I decided to wear it as my sleeping shirt. And …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 