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Tag Archives: Awareness

Why I Don’t Carry or Handle Firearms Anymore

Sunday April 19, 2009 21:06 +0000 ⋅ 6 Comments ⋅

Among the topics that I have written about over the past two years, I doubt any of them have been more sensitive or personal to me than this one, and I come at it with more than a little trepidation. It is possible that some (including those on the Ministerial … Read more →

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Stop, Sit, Listen.

Tuesday May 27, 2008 10:22 +0000 ⋅ 13 Comments ⋅

Though I have hinted at it several times, I have not specifically mentioned on this blog the current turbulence occurring at my seminary, the Meadville Lombard Theological School. I have not done so for several reasons, not the least of which being that I love my school. I chose to … Read more →

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Free from action

Wednesday January 2, 2008 9:42 +0000 ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

One of the quotes that is in my journal, (and now rotating through the Wayside Pulpit) is a quote from Eihei Dogen Zenji, the founding teacher of Zen. He said to “Honor the man who is through with learning and free from action”. Now, I know what he meant at … Read more →

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A Clean, White Slate

Tuesday January 1, 2008 9:27 +0000 ⋅ 1 Comment ⋅

I awoke this morning, the first day of a new year, to a fresh blanket of snow surrounding my Chicago apartment… not an unusual occurrence. But this morning, being a holiday, the city has been sleepier than usual. Often before I wake the streets are cleared, the sidewalks are scraped, … Read more →

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