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To Forgive and Reconcile
My next-door neighbor Tom – the one who taught me how to drive a big rig — told me one afternoon that his brother had gone to collect the rent at one of the houses he owned. His brother knocked…
Read MoreHoly Persistence
When I ran an ecumenical fair housing project for the San Gabriel Valley, I could always count on four faith communities: the Quakers, the Universalist Unitarians, Disciples of Christ and Catholics who believed in the social teachings of the Catholic…
Read MoreIn the Arena
Many of our presidents have been bigger than life. I suppose that just putting oneself forth in such a contest requires a fairly strong ego. It requires the conviction that you can win and it requires the conviction that you…
Read MoreWhat Say You?
I have returned from three marvelous adventures: San Francisco where Jai and I celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary; West Virginia where we held our 9th annual Wounded Warrior event; and the City of New York where Alexis’s aunt Charlene was…
Read MoreA Glory that Transfigures You and Me
Transfiguration Sunday, in the eyes of many, is a one-off miracle testifying as to just how great Jesus was. That understanding sells Transfiguration Sunday short. Far, far short. Christ bathed in the radiance of the Torah tradition of Love of…
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