Don “To deliver oneself up, to hand oneself over, entrust oneself completely to the silence of a wide landscape of woods and hills, or sea, or desert; to sit still while the sun comes up over the land and fills its silences with light. To pray and work in the morning and to labor in meditation … Read more
No one has ever become poor by giving.” — Anne Frank Another expression that I like is, “you gotta give it away to keep it.” If you want more of what you have the answer is always lies in giving away what you have. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus says, “Give, and it will … Read more
I’ve been feeling pretty beat lately. I have a lot of work to accomplish everyday as the administrator of the computer network at our school district. Managing the needs of nearly five hundred computers and the users is daunting at times. I’m blessed with one full time assistant and one part time assistant. But, we … Read more
a minor friar: Links Very provocative images and thoughts here. Look at all the images of Jesus and ask yourself which one or ones you most identify with and why.
There is a story in the book “Spirituality of Imperfection” that is about a scruffy old man from the fringes of society that appears in the congregation of a wealthy suburban church. He begins to attend this church and comes every week like clockwork. His presence makes the other parishioners uncomfortable because he is definitely … Read more
“Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God”– Lenny Bruce I once saw a movie about Lenny Bruce’s life. I think it was done in the 1970’s. The movie starred Dustin Hoffman and Valerie Perrine. I know that Lenny Bruce is purported to have been an influence on one … Read more
The Dalai Lama is in the United States. He was in Denver over the weekend and at the PeaceJam Festival he told young people that war is outdated. He said, “destruction of your neighbor is actually destruction of yourself.” That sounds a bit like Jesus, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” I got to thinking about … Read more
Following my first glider flight I’ve had a chance to reflect a bit and see that flight of my own experience. PlainFoolish has a great post about lying fallow. I think somethings have to lie fallow for a long time and some for a shorter time and others we keep going back to time and … Read more
John Danforth is a retired Republican Senator and until tonight I didn’t know he is also an ordained Episcopal minister. He has written a new book that is entitled, “Faith and Politics. I read an exceprt of it at MSNBC. I think it’s worth your time. Click here…. Technorati Tags:faith, politics, john danforth
Today I finally got the nerve and faith to go for my first ride in a Blanik L13 glider. This was my fourth trip to the Finger Lakes Soaring Center in Dansville, New York. This is a glider pilots’ eyeview of a tow plane. Our tow plane was similar. It was a Piper Pawnee and … Read more
