I don’t know what happened. It caught me completely off-guard. Like a car speeding through a red light, . . .
Community • Opportunity • Peace • Uncategorized
October 19, 2024
“The most holy is the one who loves most.” That is the kind of sentence you might find on a T-shirt . . .
Opportunity • Travel • Uncategorized
December 17, 2022
Storehouses or exhibitions? That is a question I occasionally ponder when working my way through museums.
Community • Hope • Joy • Opportunity • Uncategorized
April 23, 2022
“You’re amazing!” Those were the exact words spoken to me.
Lament • Language • Opportunity • Quakers • Uncategorized
June 5, 2021
“For crying out loud!” I heard myself muttering these words after the two-cycle engine of my small garden tiller refused to crank. I know . . .
Joy • Opportunity • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
April 3, 2021
Turtle soup. Now that was to be a different experience for me. I had known people who accidentally caught turtles while pond fishing and wondered what to do with them. Where I was raised, children were warned that if a snapping turtle bit their finger . . .
Health • Opportunity • Spirituality • Uncategorized
January 30, 2021
As promised, this piece continues the story begun last time in the blog Open Hearts as I prepared to undergo open heart bypass surgery. That name is somewhat of a misnomer. . . .
Opportunity • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
December 5, 2020
No, as it turned out the cart would not deliver me but rather hold me out like a carrot on a stick.
Cheeseburgers • Opportunity • Travel • Uncategorized
October 24, 2020
This brief reprieve from the borders of Wayne County where I live presented an opportunity to resume my continuing search for cheeseburger excellence. A few yards from our hotel we spotted a small place called BJ’s Diner, complete with a sign that boasted “Best Burgers In Town.”
Money • Opportunity • Quakers • Spirituality • Uncategorized
October 10, 2020
One thing I’ve learned about myself is that I’m a “do-it- yourself” kind of guy. There are things I know I can’t do but given the opportunity, I like to learn. It enriches . . .
Further Reading
“This is destined to become a new Quaker classic with its depths of insight on call and discernment.” — Carole Dale Spencer
“… the book is a rare and much needed Quaker-specific how-to manual for embracing our individual calls to ministry …” — Windy Cooler