a poem for christmas

a poem for christmas

thanksgiving and christmas, new year’s eve and new year’s day, all arriving in this sudden segment of life, on days concluding school terms or days beginning fresh times as the calendars and clocks carried in our hands carry us, drag us, as we breathe, barely,...
Prayerful Meditation: Stopping

Prayerful Meditation: Stopping

This week’s emphasis is meditation. Today’s blog is originally from the book, Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. “Eastern meditation is an attempt to empty the mind; Christian meditation is an attempt to fill the mind. The two ideas are quite...
A Story from Japan

A Story from Japan

I was warned. Those planning the event told me not to take it personally. Before they explained the details, I was already starting to take it personally. They informed me of the nation’s reluctance to discuss epilepsy. Fathers refused to allow their children to admit...