Of all the dogs I’ve owned, I loved the one I lost most. She was a black and white Springer Spaniel we named Sasson, Hebrew for joy. I know, I know. We were young and so spiritual and didn’t have kids yet. We bought her in our first year of marriage. Dee Dee chose...
King David was, as usual, in trouble. Somebody or something was after him. Swords, spears, poison, royal duplicity. Or doubts and devils of the internal kind. Not so different from me, or you I suspect. On any given day we need God now and in force....
In the Academy Award nominated movie “Nebraska” Woody Grant (Bruce Dern) is losing what little of himself is left via dementia, or via a life and a brain damaged by alcoholism. He receives a clearing house letter that convinces him he has won one million dollars. All...
Why has the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman ruling grabbed America by the throat and not let go? Because a young black man lost his life. Because a young hispanic man has had his nearly destroyed. Because the media need to manufacture crises to make money. Because it...
After a year or more of pursuing this vague idea of living spiritually, God has been calling me into wonder. And not just wondering why or how things are, though that too. I mean an awe, an apprehension and living within mystery. A living out of the Albert Einstein...
A few months ago I saw a thought-provoking work of art called “Before I die I want to.” It’s an artistic bucket-list. As it was designed to, it made me rethink what is important to me. I wound up thinking about who I want to spend time...
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