On Monday I began to pre-record the worship service for a neighboring church. I set up my camera indoors with daylight not too bright, not too shadowy. I cleared clutter so my background did not distract from the prayers. I adjusted the height, angle and frame of the camera lens. I plugged in my microphone […]
Mighty and merciful God, our hearts are full of gratitude. We are grateful for good health and for recovery from illness. We are grateful to be safe in this moment, right here and right now. We are grateful for food to eat today. Some of us are grateful for work to do and others are […]
“What will you do if there is a fire in your house?” Miss Brady asked her class of third graders. We learned that hiding under the bed was the wrong answer. She taught us all about fire safety and assigned the homework of drawing a map of our house with a family plan about how […]
Among all the bugs dancing, the very best one was the centipede. Whenever the music started up, he began to boogie. Until one day, the ant asked him, “Charlie, you have over 100 legs, how do you know which one to lift first?” Just then, the music started up, but Charlie hesitated. He looked to […]
Dave’s mother-in-law has Alzheimer’s Disease. Her short-term memory is long gone. Her husband was admitted to the hospital but she forgot. She came into the kitchen unsteady on her walker: Where’s Paul? “He went to the hospital and will be there overnight, but he’ll be back home tomorrow.” Oh, OK. Twenty minutes later she came […]
A recent article in The New Yorker reports on scientific studies of psychedelic drugs. In “The Trip Treatment,” Michael Pollan interviews both psychologists and subjects to learn how hallucinogenics could be used to treat terminal cancer patients by easing their anxiety with drug-induced dreams of life beyond death. The sense of well-being they experience while “tripping” on […]