When we describe something as “full of holes,” that means it seems unsound. Like an argument that can’t stand up…

I read a sweet news item this week about an English village, Long Newnton, in Gloucestershire. They had a problem…

Recently, I was introduced to the idea that there's a difference between a problem and a situation. Problems have solutions. …

You know how it is when you get a word or phrase spinning around in your head, and pretty soon…

A few weeks ago I listened to a podcast about sea otters in the Pacific Northwest. Otters are one of…

Our back yard is carpeted with morning glory sprouts. They’re coming out of every space between the pavers, every pot,…

Sometimes when I’m offering an invocation or prayer, I’ll start off by saying something like, “You can close your eyes…

Sometimes I don’t feel very smart.  I bump up against situations that I have no idea whatsoever how to fix. …

I don’t like to do things half-way. Not half-hearted, half-baked, half-awake, or half-assed. If I’m going to do something, commit…

I can’t do the talk that I thought I was going to do this week.   I hadn’t written much…

I tend to hold my theology loosely.  The nature of “the Divine” and what in heaven’s name that even means……

There’s a theory regarding group dynamics that offers that in any group of people — a class, a team, a…