“Futility” is the word is resonating most loudly at the moment. This is not a general malaise regarding life in general, . . .
Community • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
April 27, 2024
Returning home to visit North Carolina feeds my soul in important ways. Time spent with family is refreshing. Eating at restaurants unavailable in Hoosier land makes my taste buds dance. On this trip, it was the popcorn shrimp at Dry… Continue Reading…
Community • Spirituality • Uncategorized
March 30, 2024
“Welcome. I have been waiting for you!” As greetings go, that is much better than something like “Stop, in the name of law,” but they were startling words just the same.
Hope • Lament • Spirituality • Uncategorized
January 13, 2024
Recent events have reminded me of a 2001 movie called “The Man Who Sued God.”
Hope • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
November 25, 2023
Judi and I spent the last 18 months traveling on tours previously canceled due to COVID. It reached the point of being nearly ridiculous. With two years of bookings being pushed back, we were away from home some part of… Continue Reading…
Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
September 2, 2023
Gone are the days of accompanying loved ones to the gate or rooftop lounges where one could sit and watch the plane take off and land.
Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
July 15, 2023
A recent journey to Mongolia landed Judi and me, along with 12 other traveling companions plus a most excellent guide named Muuggi, into the middle of . . .
Community • RItuals • Spirituality • Uncategorized
June 24, 2023
A pick-up truck. A mostly deserted alley. Two unfamiliar faces quietly loading a tiller . . .
Integrity • RItuals • Spirituality • Uncategorized
April 8, 2023
I have been thinking about name changes recently. In particular, I’ve been thinking about renaming “revivals.”
Light • Quakers • Simplicity • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
March 11, 2023
Going to jail was not on the itinerary. . . .
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