Tag: listen

Do’s and Don’ts In a Time of Change (10)

I’ve been thinking this week of my Baptist grandmother, who took it upon herself to make us fit for civilization. Fortunately, I didn’t see her often. When my father and […]

Things We Got Just Right (Vesting Power in People, Not Positions)

When I first came to Fairfield, I had a bad case of the big head. I’d had several books published, still had hair, was married to a striking, intelligent woman, […]

Things We Got Just Right (We Value Experience Over Belief)

This happened maybe 30 years ago, when I attended a conference for Quaker pastors down in Orlando. Someone had the bright idea to get all the Quaker pastors in America […]

How to Die Before You’re Dead (7)

VIEW VIDEO I’ve been thinking this week about family traditions, which we used to have in my family until my granddaughter was born and tradition went out the window. When […]

How to Die Before You’re Dead (5)

VIEW VIDEO We’re having family Thanksgiving on Friday this year, which would have been unthinkable when I was a kid, like having church on Monday instead of Sunday. It just […]

How to Die Before You’re Dead (4)

VIEW VIDEO When I was 6 years-old, my great-uncle Fritz died and I wanted to go to his funeral, not because I was especially fond of him, I barely knew […]

What’s Next?

VIEW VIDEO We had high school graduation last weekend in our town, outside on the football field. A tradition we began during Covid, when we were social distancing, and it […]

Power and Character – Easter 2023 (Matthew 28:1-9)

VIEW VIDEO Americans are a curious lot. I was eating lunch at Frank’s Place this week. I go there for my continuing education. There is much to be learned by […]

Christianity 101: God

VIEW VIDEO I was talking with a young person this week who wants to be a doctor and I thought what a noble profession medicine is, how when you’re a […]

Stuff I Want to Do Before I Croak: A Geezer’s Manifesto (11)

VIEW VIDEO Our granddaughter Madeline, who’s in the second grade, has a schoolmate who wears an Apple watch, which his parents use to track his whereabouts. When I was a […]