“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. . . .
Community • Mortality • Spirituality • Travel
February 18, 2023
My wife and I ventured out for a few days, celebrating her most recent trip around the sun with a visit to . . .
Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
January 28, 2023
One overarching theme on the track to adulthood is that as we mature, we find a job and earn a living.
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