It seemed like a moment of honor, though I don’t know of anyone who was ever held back at promotion Sunday the way one might be in the public school system.
Opportunity • Seasons • Spirituality • Travel
January 18, 2025
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.”
Further Reading
“Jay is clear-eyed yet enchanting, reconnecting us with the divine in the muck and glory of everyday life. I sighed with delight, laughed out loud, and took notes to use in the years to come.”
–Samir Selmanovic, Founder of TURN Community
“Jay Marshall calls us to the values of truthfulness in the“here and now” and in the everyday.”
–Dr. Jeffrey Carter, President, Bethany Theological Seminary