You Do You
This weekend’s lectionary passages are words we have heard many, many times. We hear that everyone has a specific gift, and a contribution to make for the greater good. I …
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Not everything that is broken…
Our local public radio is KQED FM. I listen on my way to work, running errands, and even while I am working (as long as I am not concentrating on …
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MLK
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, my tenth birthday. I remember all the adults in my life wept for days. It was a cataclysmic tragedy …
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My Brother
I have just returned from a trip to Charlotte, North Carolina, where I spent a few days visiting my younger brother, Phillip. Phil and I are chronologically the two closest …
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Air
When I was in my twenties, I would go on backpack trips with a hearty gang of church people. It was hard work, but the payoff was priceless: I got …
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Light
As suburban dwellers of the Bay area, we hardly ever see stars in the night sky. Those who study astronomy and space call this “Light Pollution.” Sobering to consider is …
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