The key to downsizing    is convincing friends and familythat they need the stuff    that you know they don't,hoping they won't realize it    until it's too late,and it's now their stuff to deal with. And if you are… Continue reading

Jesus gives one command    in the gospel of John:         Love. Jesus gives one command    in this gospel of the beloved disciple:         Love. Jesus gives one command    in this gospel of the… Continue reading

This was not the day    I'd planned or expected.         How so? I had in mind the usual–    a little float on the surface,        warming in the sun;    breeching with my buddies,     … Continue reading

Number 1: Eat More Fruits and Vegetables     They say I should have 5 servings a day.     That's a lot to eat.        I really don't eat that much.     If I have 5 servings,        I won't have room for things… Continue reading

Happy? Christmas happy?    You know, holly-jolly happy,        joy-to-the-world happy,            most-wonderful-time-of-the-year happy? Would you know it if you weren't?    Has the pressure to be merry and bright        blinded you to your own… Continue reading

You were a pious SOB,    then God smacked you a good one        and turned you into a poet. You were a self-righteous "man of God,"    then God lifted you from that gutter        and changed… Continue reading

Let it snow,    let it snow,        let it snow! No, seriously; I mean it:    LET IT SNOW!        And soon. Real soon, if you please.    Green (brown?) Christmases        are just wrong. Be… Continue reading

This Christmas,    may you know:     oneness and wonder,        joy and justice,            hope and humility,    love and laughter,        compassion and companionship,            silence and solitude,    God and gratitude. Amen. Text and image © 2023 by… Continue reading

Run, run toward the One    who gave you your feet! Look, look to the One    who gave you your sight! Listen, listen to the One    who gave you your hearing! Reach, reach for the One    who… Continue reading

Words can't explain    what words can't explain. Words can't contain    an experience that lies beyond words. To rest in God's Presence,    what is that like? It's like…    well, um…        like floating in a vast,… Continue reading