We may have been more like Tom Sawyer than Lewis and Clark as we made our way to the river, . . .
Integrity • Quakers • Spirituality • Uncategorized
July 3, 2021
Ever have days when you feel like the class dunce? I do. Those occasions are slightly more embarrassing when they occur in public places where . . . .
Language • Simplicity • Spirituality • Uncategorized
May 8, 2021
“Be careful what you ask for . . . !” Cautionary advice like this statement was liberally sprinkled throughout my childhood. Honestly, it was often offered . . .
Hope • Spirituality • Symbols • Uncategorized
April 17, 2021
The first day all the ice melted from our driveway so I could walk down to the small creek that runs through the property was an uplifting day! Soon after, I went “off road,” walking through the woods that surround our house. . .
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 • Spirituality • Symbols • Uncategorized
March 13, 2021
One cartoon character who simultaneously inspired and disappointed me during my youth was a corncob pipe smoking sailor by the name of Popeye. Sure, his grammar left something to be desired, but . . .
Freedom • Spirituality • Uncategorized
February 20, 2021
The image of fine lines occupies my thoughts these days. I’m not thinking of geometry problems or lead sizes in pencils. Rather, it is the ever so slight boundaries in life . . .
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. . . .
Christmas • Lament • Spirituality • Uncategorized
December 26, 2020
The Christmas holidays are all but out the door at this point, at least the way we celebrate at the Marshall house. If tradition holds, within the next few hours . . .
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.
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