“Where do you get that living water?” Anatomy of the Spirit , by Carolyn Myss In John chapter 4, Jesus tells the woman at the well about...

In life, we need both.

(Originally posted 11/02/13 .) I have been asked to share my vast wisdom on the subject of yeast breads (chometz). I’m not a big fan of...

In recent weeks, in my quest for spiritual growth and improvement of my own condition, I have had to deal with lots of complicated stuff...

A grassy lot inspires a vision of what can be when a community cares for itself. When I take the bus to church in the morning, I normally...

———— ♦ ———— Three thoughts on tohu (chaos) and tikkun (order) Wednesday 2014-10-15 Danny keeps breaking up his phones. Last night he had two of them. One of them, he’d bought just that morning. He said, “The guy at the store said, ‘This is the fifth one this month.'” Note: Thank God, these are not “Obamaphones.” He’s paying for them. Related: Easily breakable Next: This morbidly obese first-timer, last night, left garbage (sic) in the smoke pit, ignoring a trash can eight fee

The shelter boots us out at 5:45 a.m. daily. You must take all your belongings with you and cannot come back until 2:30. Until February...

(Originally posted June 22, 2013 at Trojan Horse Productions . Reblogged 2019-11-14 .) My normal day runs as follows. After breakfast...

(Originally published 06/05/13 at Trojan Horse Productions . Reblogged 01/17/19 .) Short life of Carter Scott marred by accusations of...

The only hell of concern to me is the living hell, in this life, here and now, that people create for themselves and one another. Today, the Central African Republic is a prime example. There is a history to this conflict that goes back to 1960, but as far as I can tell this land has never known peace at any time.

I have been asked to share my vast wisdom on the subject of yeast breads (chometz). I’m not a big fan of lots of different recipes for...

(Originally published 06/06/13 at Trojan Horse Productions.) This has been a very heavy day, and there’s a lot here. For the moment, at least, I will not try to organize this. Darkness at times appears to serve Light; destruction, to serve creation. It is a rude awakening for me to have to revisit the world of infantile self-centeredness, apparently to have to re-learn correctly this time (at age 57!) some things I didn’t learn correctly on the first go-round. A world where i

In recent days, I’ve spent much time trying to sort out my understandings of Good and Evil, order and chaos, darkness and light. I read a lot about Zoroastrianism, wanting to be sure my thinking isn’t “dualist” like that religion.

I’m angry. I don’t usually talk this way. But for better or worse, for the moment, I will. I don’t know the numbers, and I’d welcome if...

Thanks to the reader who sent me this link: Poor people aren’t stupid; bad decisions are from being overwhelmed, study finds I am...