Saturday Mornings

' Poem for the week' -- "Acceptance":    Yesterday it was still January and I drove home and the roads were wet and the f...

Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed—they’re dangerous. Anyone seeking the Senate’s consent to ser...

Practicing an art , no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow , for heaven's sake. -- Kurt Vonnegut

The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It’s how well you synthesize. Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition...

I'm wondering ... if we are entertaining ourselves to death. Are we so focused on our endless distractions and amusements that we are p...

Holy One, you are our comfort and strength in times of sudden disaster, crisis, or chaos . Surround us now with your grace and peace through...

In time, you notice it’s how it makes you feel that, more often than not, determines what you choose to do (or not do). How we see thing...

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There will always be someone who can't see your worth.  Don't let it be you. -- Mel Robbins

President Trump pardoned on Monday nearly all of the 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 , attack on the Capitol, hours...

Neither Warren nor I are smart enough to make decisions with no time to think. We make actual decisions very rapidly, but that's because...

It's hard to not to notice the juxtaposition of two significant things today (the designated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday and the...

If you cannot afford to take one day a week for rest , you are taking yourself too seriously. -- Eugene Peterson Let God nourish you by giv...

AXIOS Looking like December 2022 ....

Generally speaking, as we get older, it seems to become easier to reject things than it does to accept them. Justice (what), Mercy (who),...

MarketWatch He's not the only one .... And, why is that women seem to be the only ones asking these people decent (if not good) questi...

As tempting as it may seem not to require it, action must be informed. In and of itself, action may have affect, but not necessarily a desir...

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought. -- Pope  John Paul II

The most successful people don't fight their nature. They architect their environment to amplify it. Stop asking: "How do I fix my...

I've noticed ...that I’m interested in truth wherever it is, and less and less based on the surrounding ideology that claims it has the...

The great temptation of  Christianity  has always been to think that if we were in control, if we had power, we would “win,” but that’s exac...

Our fears are often irrational — so, now that we’ve cleared that up…. You need to know what centers you and how to maintain being grounded...

One of the more benign incredulities this week (but, we're just used to it now, right?):   Morning Brew

What do you do when you realize people's perceptions of you aren't what you want them to be? What if that is most palpable when th...

Both in in his presidency and in life,  Jimmy Carter , was a model of true public service. “President Carter was a man of character , courag...

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. -- Dorothy Thompson Could we agree to let God have our anxiety ? – a meditation .

The future is only scary if we try to avoid it.  -- Simon  Sinek

Ever noticed ...all that is  conspicuously absent  in the media after  a US  election ?  Like, where did all the bad news   (not to mention ...

One life on this earth is all that we get, whether it is enough or not enough, and the obvious conclusion would seem to be that at the very ...

Seek out what magnifies your spirit. -- Maria  Popova The function of contemplation in all its forms is to penetrate illusion and help us ...

On The Lighter Side :

Do you know what your greatest asset is? Your desire . It is true that your desire will probably drive you into a few ditches.  But, it will...

As we begin again : And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been. -- Raine...

The holidays are a special time to pause, reflect, and give thanks . It's a chance to appreciate our accomplishments, the lessons we...

There are some amazing things going on...continue here .

I'm wondering ...about our relationship with anxiety, especially as we head into another year. Anxiety is not just a personal matter.   ...

As we deepen into this vision of our common unity, we come to understand that we are one with all humanity , all creatures, all creation, an...

What you do today sets up your tomorrow. Lord, enable me today to step toward what I might otherwise hang-back from. One of the gifts we r...

The United States presents a paradox: Though the media and public opinion suggest it is a nation deeply divided along partisan lines, survey...

Take something that moves you and shine the light of the gospel on it. -- Jürgen Moltmann

Poem for Christmas ' -- " Holiest of Holies ":        Oh Holiest of Holies Entering Into our humanity Star of the nativit...

The singing (so, it’s not just me )! Instagram:  eleanornd

The genealogy of Jesus reveals that God chooses to work with us as we are, using our weaknesses , even more than our strengths, to fulfill t...

I've noticed ...that something happens in me when I’m around people who are singing  together (especially this time of year ). I don’t ...

Well, it happened …on a pre-dawn walk this week, ironically after a tumultuously sleepless night of fearful dreams. Sometimes I am surprised...