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: kindness
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…
Who is Me? Thoughts on a Cold Snowy Morning
The morning is cold and snowy even after the sun comes out and the clouds disappear. The snow resembles clouds littered on the ground with cloud detritus hiding our human messes. There’s only so much mess the snow can cover though. Even for those places…
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…