Category: musings

Lenten Lament 4 #Lent2019

A reminder that toxicity and destruction are directed against many of the beloved. A reminder that we all must continue … More

Hope

“Hope always breaks my heart. And yet hope always restores my soul.” One of the difficulties of any endeavor is … More

I’m Just Here to Dance

I had an interesting question the other day: are Christians good? The subject came up because there is a defense … More

Trying Every Doorknob

What do I do about the things that I see that I think aren’t right? What do I do about the situations where injustice occurs, where oppression is maintained, where there is no room for the human and the person and the needs to be understood, much less addressed? So much is a giant system that is rolling on unchecked, and all I have are these small tools and weak commitments that are easily broken by adamant obstacles…

Waking Up White, Introduction

Debby Irving mentions her childhood in a privileged New England family. An interesting article was posted Thursday by the New … More

On Empathy

Some helpful techniques and guidance about how to listen when people tell you something about themselves. It’s called empathy: When … More

A Jury of One’s Peers

You may (or may have not) seen video circulating recently showing the last moments of black American men shot by … More

Memorial Day 2016

Memorial Day is the official start of summer. Typically there’s a family and friends get-together, a barbecue, a game on … More

The Christian Response to Public Restroom Access

In his blog post on April 27, 2016 (https://theboeskool.com/2016/04/27/boycotting-target-is-about-the-least-christian-thing-you-could-do/), Mr. Boeskool makes the case that boycotting Target over its public … More

He Was Twelve

When I was twelve I discovered in an old box of books a novel by Booth Tarkington. “Penrod” was the … More