The theology of progress forces us to act before we are ready. We speak before we know what to say. We respond before we feel the truth of what we know. In the process, we inadvertently create suffering, heaping imprecision upon inaccuracy, until we are buried under a mountain of misperception. But Sabbath says, Be [...]
It’s Fall. September is kickoff season. Literally. Summer is over and it’s time to get back to work, go back to school, launch new programs, watch a football game (did you see the University of Michigan beat Notre Dame last Saturday? That’ll give you goosebumps. Go Blue!) Beginning September 25, my own travel season begins. [...]
I woke this morning to an amiable bird chorus. I don’t know if it was the official welcome committee, or if they just can’t help themselves, this singing to greet the dawn. Their tune new to me, unlike any of the birds we have in the Pacific Northwest, one sounding like a junior high boy [...]
Someone very wise once said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. This is all heart-warming and reassuring. Until you realize that no one ever tells you anything about the second step. Which is all well and good until the second step takes you someplace you didn’t plan on going. [...]
