Wow, I sure haven't been keeping this journal going! My apologies to those of you who might be sad not to have had much to read. But I have been a regular reader, if that makes you feel better ( Read more... )

This song, Lamento Borinque, really touched me today. My apololgies to those who don't understand Spanish, you can find an English translation pretty easily by searching the title ( Read more... )

This is the first time in four years that I have been in our illustrious country on its Independence Day. I'm not at all sure how I feel about it. After showering I put on a red shirt out of some shadow of habit from years past, but I found myself responding with a new thought: Today I wear red in remembrance of all the blood that has been shed ( Read more... )

"What goes on in your innermost being is worthy of your whole love;
you must somehow keep working at it and not lose too much time and too much courage...
-Rainer Maria Rilke

1. I'll respond with something random I like about you ( Read more... )

( random lists )

I've been having trouble committing myself to regular spiritual disciplines for the past several months. I used to begin each day with prayer and a reading from the Psalms, but that has slipped into the past (probably about the time I started waking myself with a clock radio set to NPR, hmm... perhaps we could do something about that ( Read more... )

I spent the weekend in training for the Colombia Accompaniment Program of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

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This might be kind of interesting. http://kevan.org/johari?name=rainfallsgently

( Silly quiz results )