The 3rd Commandment – Sep. 1, 2020
“To keep the Third Commandment (do not take YHVH, your God’s name in vain)… is to reclaim the name of YHVH–the concept of God and the nature of reality – as a force for justice and stewardship of the earth. It is to proclaim at every opportunity that the world we have been given is […]
Carriers of Love – Aug. 31, 2020
“We always talk about Black suffering… But we never see Black people as carriers of love. We see them as carriers of pain. We see them carriers forever, you know, 400 years of suffering. But not 400 years of fierce love.” –Nikky Finney, “I Come from Love.” Poetry Off the Shelf (podcast)
The Truth About Who You Are – Aug. 28, 2020
“Your problem is how you are going to spend this one and precious life you have been issued. Whether you’re going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who […]
The Miracle of Semi-OK – Aug. 27, 2020
“At regular intervals, life gets a little too real for my taste. The wider world seems full of bombers, polluters, threats of all kinds. My own small world suffers ruptures—a couple of deaths, a couple of breakups, a young adult who had me scared out of my wits for a couple of years—that leave me […]