God keeps popping up at my house. Which is a little strange given that we are....
A Game of Chess: The New Jim Crow Over & Over (Part II)
As I have written about in Part I, I am currently “reading” (listening as I....
Furtive Movements: The New Jim Crow Over & Over (part I)
Maybe you were like me when the George Zimmerman trial was going on, shocked (not necessarily surprised) that the defense would come up with something so totally messed up as to say that Trayvon Martin was not unarmed because he used the ground upon....
Forget the Blessings (poetry)
for T.C. Forget pious blessing chatter. The nice-nice that assures polite....
Nobody, but Nobody, Can Make It Out Here Alone (sermon)
First Parish Church of Groton, Groton, MA Karen G. Johnston, Intern....
Metal May Well Revert (poetry)
I am posting this poem here, as my dear friend's mother died last night. I wrote it 5+ years ago for my friend about her mother. The time has come for my friend's grieving... Metal May Well Revert for Naomi to its natural state. Rust,....
Prayer Inspired by Shantideva Prayer
This pastoral prayer is adapted from prayers of Shantideva, an 8th century....
Inexplicably Towards the Great Turning
There are three stories that describe this point in the earth’s narrative:....
Cri de Coeur: On Swearing and Godtalk
I probably spend too much time swearing. And thinking about swearing. And appreciating particularly clever or inventive swearing. I mean, I am a seminarian and we are, supposedly, not supposed to swear. Or curse. Or say bad words. That must be....
The Divine Reality of Brokenness — guest post
Here is this blog's first forray into hosting a guest blogger. You can learn....