Receiving Angels Unawares: Meeting Asylum Seekers at Nashville’s Greyhound Bus Station “Ustedes son unos angeles!” (Y’all are angels) responded the smiling woman to my “Welcome to Nashville” greeting (which left me speechless, not expecting this). She was traveling with her 10-year-old son and had a stop-over...
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I was recently on a zoom Lectio Divina with friends in Colorado, Kansas, and Oregon (gotta love the expansiveness of Zoom!) The poem for reflection led to a fruitful discussion of those places in which we feel we are right. "The Place Where We Are Right"...
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Several years ago, while listening to NPR, I heard an interview with singer/songwriter, Carrie Newcomer. She has since become one of my favorite artists for her insightful words and music. https://www.carrienewcomer.com/ In addition, Carrie is working with Quaker theologian and Educator Parker Palmer for concerts and...
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June is Pride Month. As with many groups for whom we dedicate a month, or a day, the celebrations were borne out of a history of injustice and the need for education and awareness among the broader public....
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Since this is Memorial Day weekend, I’d like to offer a bit of history for reflection. The significance of Memorial Day goes back two centuries and brings us the sober reminder that life is a precious gift we sometimes take for granted. Memorial Day was born out...
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One of my favorite poems to use for the meditation practice of lectio divina ("sacred reading") is “The Guest House” by Rumi, as translated by Coleman Barks: The Guest HouseThis being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness,Some momentary...
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What do Isaac Newton, Ludwig van Beethoven, Abraham Lincoln, Vincent Van Gogh, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, Jr., Diana, Princess of Wales, Carrie Fisher, Mariah Carey, Jane Pauley, Parker Palmer, and 1 in 5 Americans have in common? All have all have made contributions to...
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Posted 4.23.21 -The change of seasons brings a heightened awareness to our senses. Spring is beginning to slip in with green shoots poking their way out of winter’s dormancy. Leaves and delicate buds on the trees somehow seem to make the birds songs sweeter. Or...
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Posted 4.23.21 -The change of seasons brings a heightened awareness to our senses. Spring is beginning to slip in with green shoots poking their way out of winter’s dormancy. Leaves and delicate buds on the trees somehow seem to make the birds songs sweeter. Or...
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Posted 4.23.21 -The change of seasons brings a heightened awareness to our senses. Spring is beginning to slip in with green shoots poking their way out of winter’s dormancy. Leaves and delicate buds on the trees somehow seem to make the birds songs sweeter. Or...
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