I was reading the book Cracking the Walnut by Zen master Thich Nhat Hahn, in which he shares the story of getting a letter from a German Christian priest. In this letter the priest spoke about his Christian journey and…
Month: October 2023
Cultivating Peace
“How can I be a presence of peace during so much chaos?” This is the question I have repeatedly asked myself since the news broke of violence in Israel. I took off a few days over midterm break, and with…
Reverence for Life
When I saw the news headlines this weekend about another war and a tally that included over a thousand individuals who have been killed, my heart sank. I learned of this event after I had spent a wonderful day with…
Being Safe May Require Change
At a clergy retreat last week, storyteller Sheila Arnold recounted how a woman she knows desperately wanted to attract beautiful songbirds to her front porch. She had seen her neighbor’s array of bird feeders and even a bird bath and…
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