From The Ruins
I‘m progressing, and in my mind, I’m growing. As I progress, I’m squeezing all I can learn from my past so I can express my life better in the future. One thing I am progressing from is the utter ruin of white American Evangelicalism. I’ve had a growing discontent with it for years, […]
Others Interested?
How interested are we in the interests of others?
A Costly Stand For What Is Right?
My Foggy Morning Thoughts Are you still processing all that is happening nationally? What an amazing shift away from manipulative dramatics. Much less image over substance now. Well I’m still processing. I have been for more than six years and counting. At this point, I’m convinced […]
How Differences Can Lead To Coherent Community Life
All of us can think of someone different to us. All of us can think of someone similar to us. So the choice each day is to consider whether we will focus on difference or similarities. If we hope to build healthy coherent communities to live in, we have to pay attention to our differences, […]
There Is Always Something Good To Do
Let’s Get Creative in 2021 This is arguably the most recognizable building in our community. The Fox Theater. It was built in 1939 as a movie theater in the center of our downtown on Main Street. It is an architectural one-of-a-kind, and the interior is fabulous. It lost its splendor in the late 1990’s, and […]
Being the Light
The Hill We Climb Written and recited by Amanda Gorman at the 59th Presidential Inauguration January 20, 2021 When day comes, we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry. A sea we must wade. We braved the belly of the beast. We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always […]
Every act leads to enormous change.
Gap or Gain: How To Measure Dr. King’s Dream
Much of our emotional well-being is connected to the way we measure growth toward an ideal. Dr. King’s spirited speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial almost sixty years ago, lifted the eyes of millions of weary souls to see clearly a dream of a much brighter future. His “I Have A Dream” speech is […]
It’s Not All That Bad, Is It?
Let’s Get Creative! Cherie Harder, President of the Trinity Forum made that appeal recently. I’m glad she did, and when she did. We will always face danger and real hardships the minute we wake each day. I don’t really think they are much more acute today than they were 20 years ago. Maybe even a […]
A Fork in the Road
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An interpretation of the works of A.A Milne, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. Eeyore moped along a long dusty trail for what seemed like a century. He didn’t notice the ferns to the right and left of him because he was too preoccupied with stumbling. But stumble he did, but not in the bad kind of […]