As a progressive, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to God – this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! Namaste. Last article was about a pearl of a prayer called the Prayer of Jabez. Like pearls from…
We joined an elephant tour and watched them pull and push huge logs, have a tug of war and dance (a hula!). Later we fed them expensive bananas, but declined a jaunt in a dirty, flimsy howdah; we stayed on the ground where nothing untoward could happen. While some in our group were riding and…
As a progressive, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to God – this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! Namaste. I have a long time friend, and when feigning shock and awe, for dramatic purposes, would many…
Physical pain. I’ve been experiencing a lot of it in the past week. One of the chronic conditions that contribute to my VA disability rating of 100 percent is the lumbar area of my back. A combination of exaggerated lordosis (an exaggerated curve in the lumbar region of the spine), years of lifting heavy gas…
As a progressive, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to God – this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! Recently, I began my seventh year as senior pastor of Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) San Diego, and your…
http://youtu.be/1AjHeuw5IKs Out on Feb. 25, Teaching the Cat to Sit is a memoir by Michelle Theall about growing up gay and Catholic in Texas. In 2010, Michelle Theall and her partner were living in Boulder, Colo. and had their adopted son enrolled at a Catholic school. When the school announced that all children of gay…
Novelist, short story writer, author and journalist Binyavanga Wainaina declared his homosexuality this past week in a short story entitled I am A Homosexual, Mum to protest the passage of anti-gay laws in Nigeria. Wainaina, the founder of the Nairobi-based literary network Kwani, writes, “”I, Binyavanga Wainaina, quite honestly swear I have known I am a…
In The Time of the Butterflies In the Time of the Butterflies is a gripping story of courage in the face of unjust actions and repression based on the historical novel by Julia Alvarez. It examines how four sisters make the hard decisions whether they believe they feel strongly enough in a cause to risk…
As a progressive, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to God – this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! Happy New Year! I did a straw poll with our church choir and asked how many people made…
NEW DELHI, — At an event at the Akshara Theatre in New Delhi Jan. 8, Shaleen Rakesh released the book at a quiet function with family and close friends. “Today is specially chosen as the day to release the book since it’s my father’s birthday,” said Shaleen Rakesh, the son of celebrated Hindi writer, Mohan Rakesh. The book is…
