Two years ago today, my good friend David Gentiles died. Losing someone that close brought new feelings for me. Yesterday marked nine weeks since we buried my father-in-law, who was the first of our parents to die. The grief of these days is new to me, but as I sat in church this morning, for…

I’ve been thinking about the innkeeperactually all of those in Bethlehem who have taken a bad rap over two millennia for not making roomas if no vacancy is some sort of sinit was after allJesus being borndid they not know did they not seethan angel choirthe way the animalsall laid down as though posingfor a…

I love to tell the story for those who know it bestseem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest . . . We took our high school kids on a field trip to High Point, North Carolina to see a production of “A Christmas Carol” today. The 10 a. m. performance played to…

sick with allergieswaiting for winter to comewaiting for relief my mind is stopped upideas trapped behind the wallwaiting for release Peace,Milton

Again, with the technical difficulties. Here is my post from last night. grieving imagine you have a stonethe size of your sorrowstrapped to your backimagine you and the stonehave fallen into a lakeand sunk to the bottom you struggle to your feetand try to carry the stoneback to the surfacebut you cannot risethe water is…

road trip here is a well-traveledmetaphor: life is a roada highway headed westwait — not the interstate think two lane blacktopthat hits all the lightsin every small townintentional inconvenience that fills the booths insoul food cafés filling stations of the heartwhere whoever comes out to the car or up to the table iswearing a name…

The post is written, but our Wifi is down. All I can do is leave this message from my phone. I will post tomorrow. Peace,Milton

I had not intended to publish a manifesto today, or any day for that matter, but this post at brainpickings.com set me to thinking what my manifesto would be at this juncture of my existence. Before I could begin to answer that question, however, I wanted to figure out exactly what a manifesto was. I…

I looked forward to being the prophet this morning at church. The verses that were mine to inhabit as I put on my robe and walked down the aisle of the church are some of my favorites from Isaiah 61: The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,because the LORD has anointed meto bring…

I remain intrigued by the prospect of angelswho must say, “fear not” as introductionto good tidings of great joythat come at a cost Peace,Milton