The Judeo-Christian texts are filled with instructions to care for the neighbor and the stranger.  Jesus, the healer and teacher did just so.  He was pan-tribal, and perhaps one could equally write he was anti-tribal.  His teachings and behavior were about illuminating that bit of God in everyone, and illuminating that a better life, based Continue reading

In John 11 (read here) we read of Jesus speaking of walking in the light and attending to friendship, to promotion of the Light and to demonstrating the healing gifts of Love. Aspects of the story are very hard for most of us, perhaps nearly all of us, to believe – what?  A person raised Continue reading

Have you ever considered that what you care about dramatically effects what you see and experience?  I have a relative I would like to have a better relationship with.  We are distant, both a bit geographically, and certainly in time spent together when one or the other of us is not rushing on to the Continue reading

Many words and positions flow from the District of Columbia on the Potomac River.  They are worthy of perspective-taking consideration.  If you are uncertain of what conversations, consider those that emanate from or near rooms in a white house that have been recently adorned with gold – yes – gold. These conversations are heard by Continue reading

Jesus of Nazareth is many things to many people.  For each human being encountering this historical presence, Jesus is a figure with a very clear message. An encounter with Jesus created at the least a highly memorable, and in many cases teachable and life-changing experience, and he is a clear influence on the arc of Continue reading

How do I strive to maintain the integrity of my inner and outer lives – in my spiritual journey, my work, and my family responsibilities? Intermountain Yearly Meeting – Faith and Practice – Integrity – Query 3 We are human.  To be human is to have faults.  To be faithful and loving is to exercise Continue reading

John 2:1-10 This is the story of Jesus turning water into wine.  On the physical plane of apprehension, it is hard to grasp.  How could anyone do that?  But of course, Jesus was not just anyone. On the plane of the sacred, the edge of our world of comprehension stretching into the beyond, stories of Continue reading

The Arc of Friends and Science Two poles: 1. I can’t stand this anymore; I’m hunkered down and please don’t talk about what is going on. And 2: This is the time for us, the issues of the day reach to the roots of the emergence of Light that illumines today – time for courage. Continue reading

Perhaps: Nothing.  Just me is about me.  Or am I?  Or should I be? It is so natural and easy for us to ponder our life experiences as being about us.  Of course they are, it seems, for we are having them.   But looking at our lives as being about ourselves chokes our potential for Continue reading

The title of this writing sums up what I learned when I sought to understand President Trump’s sudden involvement in the Kennedy Center.  His actions appeared to be a grudge response. So it was. The grudge developed during his first term as president.  Three entertainment stars associated with the Kennedy Center refused to attend the annual Continue reading