We live in this extraordinary moment of history as a deadly Coronavirus rages around the earth. Palm Sunday Parades and children waving branches seem out of place in the world of Covid19. I’ve had to recognize again Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, was its own extraordinary moment . . . A moment that would define his […]
My mother used a wringer washer in my early childhood. I remember how she would stand at her washing machine and run all the clothes through the wringer. It was a long and tiring process for my mom, with all the laundry a fishing resort generated. She was so excited the day that our new […]
Jeremiah was grieving the destruction of Jerusalem. For Jeremiah . . . the question was “How long will we endure?” We hear his lament over the destroyed city, “My soul is bereft of peace. I have forgotten what happiness is . . . gone is my glory and all I had hoped for from the […]
The Bible study I’m leading during Lent is called Reckless Love, which made for quite a conversation at our first session. We were supposed to come up with a item which would remind us to begin each day with love. The year I retired, I visited an Amethyst mine in Canada where you could take […]
Several Lenten Seasons ago the worship committee, of my then church, decided to force a tree into leafing out. It seemed like a great living experience for the weeks of Lent. The congregation would be surprised as a seemingly dead tree would come to life. If all went well, we’d be seeing the tree greening […]
On the day that my dad was born, the family sent for a priest to come and baptize him. By the fall of 1918, a pandemic flu virus was racing around the globe. Three weeks after my father’s birth, my grandmother, became seriously ill with the flu. Given her recent pregnancy and a greater vulnerability […]
Once, a troubled teenager tried to trick an elderly rabbi known for his wisdom. The boy asked, “I have a bird in my hand…is it alive? Or is it dead?” If the rabbi said “Alive,” the boy planned to crush it. However, If the rabbi said “Dead” he would open his hand and let the […]
