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Viva Aqui! Today Will Be A Joyful Day!
We have so many illuminating conversations with our 7-year-old grandson Jackson. Many happen in the car. Wherever we go, he’s in the back seat chatting away about something. He’s always looking for new words. He sees them on the signs going by...
The Frosting On the Cake: You’re Safe Here!
I’m having a hard time getting out of bed these days. The deep darkness of The FeloniousPOTUS and his Muskovite band are getting to me. Before I go any further though, I’m going to allow 18 seconds to receive your best pity. Feel free to unleash...
We Are Not Alone: Our 50 Year Journey To Eden and Rhubarb Pie
50 years ago, September 28, 1974, Debbie and I were married in a ceremony with way too many clergy, down by the duck pond on our seminary campus in Ohio (MTSO—Methodist Theological School in Ohio). Surrounded by a sacred human community of seminary students and...
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Oregon!
Yeah, I KNOW already!!!! It’s almost a whole frickin’ month since February 14. The dog ate my...
Our Epiphany: And The Year of Excavation
When the song of the angels is stilled,When the star in the sky is gone,When the kings and princes...
Election Day: Liberation or Lynching?
There’s an extremely important election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Will you please join me in...
Leaving 928, Ch 3: Have Mercy Upon Us
I have to say it’s been almost impossible for me to continue this series of reflections on leaving...
Leaving 928, Ch 2: Forever Is A Relative Thing
**This is the second in a series of posts about our decision to leave our "Forever Home." You can...
Leaving 928, Ch 1: What Is A Forever Home?
March 15, 2017, I waxed eloquent in a blogpost about our Forever House in McMinnville,...
Rainwater Chronicles: The Movie
We’ve offered you the “watered-down” version of our rain catchment in Parts 1 and 2 of our series!...
Rainwater Chronicles Part 2: Why Catch the Rain?
(This is the 2nd installment of the Rainwater Chronicles. Click here to read Part 1: What Happens...
Rainwater Chronicles Part 1: What Happens To The Rain?
Meters. Have you ever contemplated meters? Meters, gauges and monitoring systems, are...
What I’m Learning As A White Guy
O, let America be America again—The land that never has been yet—And yet must be—the land...
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