Category Archives: compassion

How Much is Enough?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

The below “demotivational poster,” though a bit tongue in cheek, raises an important question: precisely how much is enough? I posted a copy of this picture on my Facebook wall a couple of months ago and received some pretty predictable … Continue reading →

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Responding to Tragedy

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

Check out my response to the Newtown, CT shootings on the website of The Universal Anglican Church (www.theUAC.org): Responding to Tragedy.

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Holding Power Responsibly

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

It would seem we have lost all sight of how to hold power responsibly.  From board rooms to political office to religious and spiritual leaders, there seem to be at least one hundred bad examples to every good example. That … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

In her book The Places that Scare You, Pema Chodron writes: LEAVING THE NEST All too frequently we relate like timid birds who don’t dare to leave the nest. Here we sit in a nest that’s getting pretty smelly and that … Continue reading →

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Bell Ringers and Gays

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

There is a campaign underway to get people to boycott Salvation Army bell ringers because the Salvation Army allegedly “discriminates” against gay and lesbian people in that they teach that homosexuality is a sin and openly LGBT individuals are not … Continue reading →

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What Really Matters

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

When it comes right down to it, we all need to decide what is most important to us – what really matters. I don’t believe we can even begin to make anything resembling intelligent choices until we have identified what … Continue reading →

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Judgment is Arrogant

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

I had the pleasure of doing a wedding for a very nice couple last weekend. They had been referred to me by someone who attended a wedding of mine two years ago, and had been looking for a wedding celebrant … Continue reading →

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Can We Fight the Good Fight?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

Americans love to “fight the good fight,” a concept that has its origins in St. Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy in the New Testament. Paul was referring to the good fight of faith, however, and over the years we have … Continue reading →

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Back from Band Camp

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

Erin and I returned Sunday evening from the Music for All (http://www.musicforall.org) Summer Symposium or, for the uninitiated, band camp. I know, so I will help you get it out of your system right now. This one time, at band camp… … Continue reading →

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Pridefest Milwaukee

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

Pridefest Milwaukee is upon us, “The Premier Pridefest in the Midwest” as the slogan goes. The Universal Anglican Church and Christ Enlight will have a booth in the Health & Wellness Area again this year. The Health and Wellness Area … Continue reading →

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