I am in New York City, again, where my mother lives. Someone makes a joke about retirement. “Life begins after…
Year: 2011
Loss of Youth
Is Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 80 teens at a Labour Party summer camp on an island, insane? My answer…
Dare to Pray
For a few days now, I’ve watched a tiny spider flash across my windshield. No insects live in my car,…
Signs
A boy hides his face, wrapping his thoughts and feelings in a thin jacket. He peeks out of the folded…
Heaven and Hell in Vancouver
On Tuesday, I rode the number 25 bus, along 25th Avenue. Just as we passed Sophia Street, I became aware…
Beyond CNN, Thought Lives
5:00 am, Chicago O’Hare Airport, en route to LaGuardia CNN Headline News blares from the corner of every waiting area.…
Pluralism
Here on Sophia Street, we enjoy the same crazy weather as the rest of Vancouver. Sometimes we look out at…
God is...
My conception of God has slowly migrated from the edges of my consciousness… …and arrived somewhere else. Its migration begins…
Purpose
Once upon a time, Christopher Marley was afraid of insects. But now he realizes that if you kill them, and…