In August, my brother Steve took his final breath this side of heaven. He was surrounded by the love of his family and of others who have walked closely through the devastation of Parkinson’s Disease. The cruelty of PD is the slow erosion of the physical abilities we need in order to participate in life,…
In August, summer begins to give way to back-to-school as we trade in swimsuits and popsicles for school clothes and lunches. Even if we’re sad to see summer fade away, we often anticipate the routine and order the school year offers. This August, though, the routine and order looks and feels different from most of…
Cleaning out closets is not a chore I particularly love, but I do love the feeling I get when the chore is done. The purging of all the useless junk that has been taking up space feels good. It feels like a burden has been lifted. Old clothes, items not needed anymore, random papers and…
“The basis of world peace is the teaching which runs through almost all the great religions of the world. Love thy neighbor as thyself. Christ, some of the other great Jewish teachers, Buddha, all preached it. Their followers forgot it. What is the trouble between capital and labor, what is the trouble in many of…
A few months ago, before Covid-19 was our “new normal,” I shared a meme on Facebook that stated the following: Adulthood is saying, “But after this week, things will slow down a bit” over and over until you die. This silly little saying elicited quite a response. Fifty-two people gave it a thumbs-up, heart, or…
This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. The seed along the path are those who have heard and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. And the seed on the rock are those who, when they…