forgiveness | forgiveness
Jan.14.2012
More than I was willing to admit then I do admit now that I felt deep betrayal. I did not expect but rather assumed that the people I trusted most would come to my defense, not quietly but openly, taking a stand not for me but for the facts that were morally right and professionally correct....
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Jan.11.2012
You can hate someone, and be perfectly justified in your hatred. But if you can find some way to love them despite it all, it feels a whole lot better.
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Dec.05.2011
The second of three posts on the subject of 'destiny'. The first can be found here.
(See update in comment box below for blogs 3 and 4 in the 'destiny' series.)
Destiny. The subject has obsessed philosophers and occupied dreamers for as long as mankind has been trying to...
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Nov.23.2011
We tried this and it failed.
The fencing from the outside seemed solid and pure, newly polished and ready to shelter. We made a life with intertwined lips and laced fingers. There is a remarkable spark that builds in your toes and bleeds out your palms.
I tried and failed.
We tried this and it...
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Nov.16.2011
There was a bleeding that happened,when your hand slipped silently from mine.Narrow brooks lead to an ocean of sunshine –and I never quite got there.I’m always more in the spotted rim of your eye,keeping me from where I ever wanted to be.
In a past moment –
you had me.
The sewn lips and...
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Oct.19.2011
The cool breezes of October seem to slip by us as time moves silently, like a stage hand behind the curtain changing props and set pieces. Before this month ends, you will have the opportunity to read the next installment of the ONE series.
Dr. Candy takes us to the other side of the...
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Sep.25.2011
We're getting older
we're wasting time,
sparring with words-
wicked tongues slice through flesh,
revealing our bloody, torn hearts.
We build walls and retreat behind our fortresses
trying to save our souls from further damage.
But sand continues to slip through the hourglass,
'till we...
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Sep.22.2011
To the thief who stole the GPS unit from my vehicle last week, I hope it helps you find your way.
There have been many crossroads in my life where an electronic signpost would have been welcome; where the gentle nudge of a UK Samantha or U.S. Carl robotic voice was needed to sound out the...
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Aug.29.2011
Religion, Catechism, and Parables
Catechism classes were part of the privileged education I received. But regardless of how much we know about religion, isn’t it the same truth that we all come to sooner or later? That suffering brings us to our knees and to those questions once again...
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Jul.16.2011
The Menlo Park Presbyterian Church recently ran a series on “Christian Atheists,” Christians whose faith is guarded. A sermon by Nancy Ortberg seemed strong when I first heard it and continues to resonate so well that I’m attaching it. She takes a while to get to the meat of the sermon, but when...
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