The thirst thought I have is to eliminate the "and" because an adequate definition of "shalom" includes "well-being" of all and that includes justice. Furthermore, an adequate definition of justice implies well-being and the righting of wrongs. Peace is not… Continue reading

"O LORD our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrongdoings." – Psalm 99:8 The psalmist sings another paradox. Paradoxes make great poems and songs. They are also, often, along with… Continue reading

Let us delight the heart of God and make room at the table for all who will come. My tribe has a checkered history with forced conversions, violent power-grabbing, and militaristic exercise of religious dominance. To deny that is to deny… Continue reading

Jeremiah cries out in anguish and writhes in pain for his people and for his world. He did not have the newspapers, television, radio, or internet to inform him of the precarious state of his world. He could see it… Continue reading

  Sometimes you just need to refresh yourself in the cooling waters of Ein Gedi. King David did. On a hot summer day in Israel, I did too. So often, God has brought me to such a place, space, and… Continue reading

  "Peace, be still." Mounds of trouble in the world …Mountains of turmoil …Soil of fear …Toil of tears …But my soul can be still,Sided with by the One who walks beside.When I cried, He heard.When I sighed, He spoke the Word.Nothing… Continue reading

“And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.” – Psalm 55:6 It was November 21, 1783 in Paris, France. Physicist Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier and the… Continue reading

During this period of time, two years ago, I took an ambulance ride. I had not been feeling my best for a year. I had been growing increasingly sluggish for a few months. I was losing balance. A few times,… Continue reading