Lenten Lights O ~ Memphis Part 1 I spent most of the morning on the verge of tears, teaching and explaining through my sadness and grief and outrage and pride. It was my second time through the National Civil Rights…
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Lenten Lights A Woke up to heavy fog this morning. After dropping off my daughter at school, I headed for the Cumberland River, by way of an untaken path. I ended up at a small boat ramp. I photographed ducks…
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Anticipating Light Often I discover what I need, and what the world needs of me, are right in front of me or hidden within me. Yet I need light to recognize and receive the gifts and return them to the…
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Sunday School: “Give Me Life in Your Ways” (Psalm 119: 37) Last Sunday’s Gospel text included a hard set of teachings from Jesus: Turn the other cheek. Love enemies. Go an extra mile. Don’t resist the evil one. (Matt. 3:38-48)…
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Laugh, Cry, Do a Happy Dance Almost exactly six years ago, I decided to make the final push to finish my dissertation – after three years of writing fits and starts and many life pauses, including the birth of my…
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Breather For three weeks I’ve worked at a sprinter’s pace, with the urgency of a spiritual quest, and supported by friends, family and colleagues, on completing my book. This push comes at the end of several years of steady work,…
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Leaning In Last spring I read Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In. It impressed and inspired me to implement several new ideas. However, my first priority is to “lean in” to my book and complete it before starting anything new. Tonight I’m…
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