The new year is often pitched as a time of hope, but the reality is that, for some, the new year might be a time of dislocation, confusion and lonelin…
At the turning of the year I often find myself praying for clarity -- clarity of vision, clarity of purpose. Martha Postlewaite's poem, "Clearing" exp…
“On the days when I believe, the sun streaks across these East Tennessee hills, showing me that green isn’t one color but a million. The infinite deep…
Ignore any loss of nerve, ignore any loss of self-confidence, ignore any doubt or confusion. Move on believing in love, in peace, and harmony, and in …
my godis not waiting inside a churchor sitting above the temple's stepsmy godis the refugee's breath as she's runningis living in the starving child's…
My favorite blessing for all of you: Beannacht / Blessing On the day whenthe weight deadenson your shouldersand you stumble,may the clay danceto balan…
Opinion by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.November 2021 Since he killed two men and wounded another in what he claimed was self-defense, Kyle Rittenhouse has beco…
My Brother Wants Me Out of His Life. A reader seeks advice on defusing sibling tension. By Philip Galanes, NYT, Nov 2021 One of my brothers — the sibl…
Republicans accuse Democrats of being woke, trying to make the word into a synonym for un-American and implying some imaginary threat to Whites posed …
Killing parents in bad faith How historians will remember this pandemic Timothy Snyder ~Oct 25 Ever since I heard a certain story last spring, I have …
