Porcupine Meatballs and Love
How you perceive things depends on your perspective. For my mother, porcupine meatballs were a reminder of hard times. For me,they are a comfort food and a reminder of love. Continue reading Porcupine Meatballs and Love
Category: Reflections
Fire in the Hole: A Communion Story from Solitary Confinement
This story was used as a communion meditation for worship at United Reformed Church of Clifton, on Sunday, May 3, … Continue reading Fire in the Hole: A Communion Story from Solitary Confinement
An Open Letter to Christina, “On Kindness”
How do you “speak in an octave your kindness can reach” while also trying to convince people that their selfishness … Continue reading An Open Letter to Christina, “On Kindness”
Priesting in Pandemic
Originally posted on small points of light:
On this particular morning in the midst of our pandemic diaspora, I rose knowing to my… Continue reading Priesting in Pandemic
A Father’s Story: A Flying Lesson
Every Labor Day weekend Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, sponsors an air show. Vintage aircraft that span the last … Continue reading A Father’s Story: A Flying Lesson
Billy Martin’s Story: Giving Up Something for Lent
“We give up something for Lentto make room for Godto do something new in our lives” Many of us are … Continue reading Billy Martin’s Story: Giving Up Something for Lent
Blogging (and Living) with Humility
You can’t be a blogger without desiring that people will read and approve of your posts. I live for likes, … Continue reading Blogging (and Living) with Humility
A Laughing Party
I love to laugh. I read the comic page every morning to start my day. I like to tell corny … Continue reading A Laughing Party
Flying through Life on a Trapeze
The eternal God is your refuge,and underneath are the everlasting arms. —Deuteronomy 33:27 When I go to the circus, I … Continue reading Flying through Life on a Trapeze
How to Slice an Orange
Rawandan genocide survivor Clemantine Wamariya, in her memoir, The Girl Who Smiled Beads, learned an important lesson about sharing from … Continue reading How to Slice an Orange
