Thanksgiving Day Preparation
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Thanksgiving Day PreparationLately it occurred to me that I ought to do some preparing for Thanksgiving, and the best thing I can think of is to practice being thankful, noticing people and things around me that I should be grateful for. ...
The Rabbi’s Response
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 Posted in writing | Comments Off on The Rabbi’s ResponseIn an anthology of spiritual writing, author Ben Birnbaum tells the story about how he lost his faith when he was a rabbinical student. He writes that when he decided to tell one of the rabbis that he’d become an ...
Watching the Rescue
Thursday, October 14th, 2010 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Watching the RescueThe TV coverage of the rescue of the Chilean miners was some of the best TV I have seen in years, in large part because, at the times I watched it, there was no distracting commentary. I found the time ...
Wisdom Ancient and Timely
Monday, October 4th, 2010 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Wisdom Ancient and TimelySt. Polycarp, an early Christian bishop, says that God is the one “who sees all things as they really are.” I’m struck by that phrase because I think a lot that goes on around us has nothing to do ...
Who’s Afraid of 2012?
Sunday, September 19th, 2010 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Who’s Afraid of 2012?As if there weren’t already enough to make us uneasy, now we have the 2012 phenomenon, which asserts that when the Mayan calendar ends its cycle in 2012, the world will end and a new age will begin. People who ...
