Monthly Archives: November 2014

Your Monday blessing

Posted on November 24, 2014 by

Food was growing before I ever knew hunger, The world spun a thousand beats before my heart’s first gasp, Friends wish me well, even when I’m sleeping, And justice is a million years away, and happening now.

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Your Monday Blessing

Posted on November 17, 2014 by

not the destination or even the journey but the day’s worth of road with the mountains behind you and the sun up there somewhere and a grand, wondering maybe whistling through your bones

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What is the role of religious institutions in justice? A dialogue

Posted on November 14, 2014 by

Dear friends, I stumbled across an old paper I wrote about congregations and justice. It’s an imagined dialogue between four giants of Unitarianism and Universalism: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Clarence Skinner, Olympia Brown and Clarence Skinner. I apologize for the “in … Continue reading →

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New book published!

Posted on November 12, 2014 by

I’m very excited to announce the publication of my new book, “Hamlet in Haiku: The Bard’s Masterpiece Retold in five-seven five”. http://www.amazon.com/Hamlet-Haiku-Masterpiece-Retold-five-seven-five-ebook/dp/B00PHKD0BE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415797779&sr=8-1&keywords=hamlet+haikus This book “translates” the entire plot of Hamlet into haiku form. It’s an homage to the original, which, … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing

Posted on November 10, 2014 by

May the night’s peace find its way into the day’s chaos, Just as the day’s light glimmers on the night’s mystery.

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Your Monday Blessing

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

& the letters not written & the words that didn’t find mouths & the kindnesses not enacted & the reconciliations not achieved & the embraces not extended & the drawings left unfinished on the counter & the apologies not made … Continue reading →

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