Shadows, Dreams, Fears & Dragons: The Beginning of a Journey

I am about to go on a journey away from home. Which calls to mind these....


A Visit to Steelmantown Cemetery

I don’t remember ever needing or wanting a burial spot, though I do remember....


Walking City Sidewalks as Acts of Democracy

Not all that long ago I was reading (= listening while driving) to Parker....


Leaving Familiar, Learning to Love New Places

I'm pretty sure no one calls New Jersey a wilderness, but given that it will be....


Tainted: Not the Grand Transition We Would Hope

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Prayer for Children Reclaiming Structures Meant for Climbing

This is a summer scene along the Harborway in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It both....


From Halifax to Havana and Back Again

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What is the Hokey Pokey All About?

When I was a social worker/home visitor and got paid for playing with toddlers,....


Abundance Scooped from Abundance: Reflections on Myanmar

homily delivered today at First Parish Church of Groton There is a line from....


A Nation Being Rebuilt: My Fortnight in Myanmar (poem)

To find the lost, To heal the broken, To feed the hungry, To release the....