We’re all struggling to understand what it means to live peacefully in a world filled with chaos. In my poetry and writing, even in the music I’ve written or choose to play or sing, that art expresses my own struggle and also joy of learning…
Tag: courage
Who Are You? Who Are You Becoming?
Years ago, when I first started working as a pastor in churches, I asked new people that I met what they did for a living. The question seemed less intrusive than what I considered a more personal question like whether they were married or if…
Compassion as a Way of Life
Cherokee Friendship Dance in Cherokee, NC.
As a person of faith, I am constantly asking myself what does it mean to live a life of compassion? This time, I decided to also talk to my friends about it as well as researching various words. As you read over our conversations, what…
Both/And Versus Either/Or in 2020
In the time of COVID, compassion is needed more than ever. Robin calls the reader to move towards actions of respect for those who are different.
This is US
Monday Morning Montage COVID-19 Rambling April 27, 2020 I start writing for the new week, the question arises, “is this us“? Looking for a soundtrack to the week, I listen to NPR until the news has me so angry, I can’t think straight. The Navajo…