Twitter is a strange and wonderful thing but as a writer of faith it presents me with a very serious ethical dilemma: do I play the game and invest time and/or money to create the illusion that I am much more popular and important than I am, or do I let my little blog andContinue reading “Why I’ll never have 5K followers”
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Listening to Life
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Five years ago at Christmas, my son Graham gave me a book by Parker J. Palmer called Let your Life Speak. He didn’t know anything about it, found it on a table in the spiritual books section of Barnes & Noble, thought I might like it. It has, over…
Freedom
In the desert of the heart Let the healing fountain start, In the prison of his days Teach the free man how to praise. ——W. H. Auden
Sticks and Stones
Sticks and stones will break my bones But words will never harm me. This well-known ditty was first published in 1862 in the African Methodist Episcopal Church journal, The Christian Recorder. It’s purpose was to empower children in the face of name calling, to help them keep their good nature and resist retaliation. I’m notContinue reading “Sticks and Stones”
Daughters
I have so many friends raising girls right now that I thought I would share with them this small, perfect poem—a guidepost if ever there was one—by the gifted poet, Mark Jarman. A Prayer for our Daughters May they never be lonely at parties Or wait for mail from people they haven’t written Or stillContinue reading “Daughters”
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