It doesn’t interest me if there is one God or many gods. I want to know if you belong or feel abandoned. If you know despair or can see it in others. I want to know if you are prepared to live in the world with its harsh need to change you. If you can … read
SCIENTISTS FIND UNIVERSE AWASH IN TINY DIAMONDS*[By Mayne Ellis]But haven’t we always known?The shimmer of trees, the shaking of flamesevery cloud lined with somethingclean water singsright to the bellyscouring us with its purityit too is awash with diamonds“so small that trillions could reston the head of a pin”It is not unwise then to saythat the … read
Patsy Mitchner, a former slave from the time when our country participated in that evil institution, looked back on those years after the Civil War and commented, “Slavery was a bad thing, and freedom, of the kind we got, with nothing to live on, was bad. Two snakes full of poison. One lying with his … read
When my daughter was growing up, I spent a lot of time watching Disney movies with her; you know, movies like The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Jungle Book. And, after watching the Little Mermaid for the 50th time, I started to ask questions. Like, how many more times can my daughter watch … read
Last Sunday, during our adult-education hour, we heard from the Portland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero. A memorable thing he said was that we often say we want transformation. It’s just change that we don’t want. It made me think about my eating habits. I’m moving towards a vegetarian diet because I want to lessen … read