Nightmares begone! Today is the First Sunday of Advent. There’s a light up ahead. No more darkness. No more […]
I read the news this Tuesday past. A young man was found dead in the trunk of his car—shot by […]
I go to yoga the way a lot of people go to church. Which is to say, occasionally. And that […]
My former church found itself a new pastor. Last Sunday was her First. There will never be another First Sunday. […]
Last week during a round of decluttering I took the lid off a large box. It had sat unopened for […]
That’s funny. It wouldn’t be funny if it were Buddha, Moses, Muhammad, or Bob shaving. JESUS SAVES. JESUS SHAVES. Funny! […]
Last Sunday I officiated a wedding at the Audubon Woodend Sanctuary in Chevy Chase. Beautiful bride. Handsome groom. Beaming parents. […]
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SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER
I reached a personal milestone yesterday. Alas, there were no fireworks and no parades.

O JOGO BONITO
Soccer is a beautiful game, my sons told me years ago. I couldn’t see what they saw, but I’m beginning to.

BEYOND REASON
I'm a soccer fan but not a fanatic. Alas, the game releases the inner barbarian.

BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY
Today is my birthday. I was born in 1947. Let's hear if for the boomers!









