What does it mean to stand in solidarity with someone? I have a friend who talks about standing in solidarity with undocumented immigrants. Others talk about standing with the poor and oppressed. Still others want to stand with the people connected to the Occupy Wall Street movement. I know people who desire to stand in [...]
Archive for October, 2011
Solidarity
Posted: October 26, 2011 by Glenn in Arab Spring, John Perkins, Occupy Wall Street movement, racism, racist, Solidarity, undocumented immigrants0
Last Friday my wife and I went on a date. We decided to take in the remake of Footloose.” I remembered seeing the original and enjoying it; we had both heard good things about this latest version. The story takes place in the South a few years after five teens are killed in a car [...]
Words of Comfort
Posted: October 11, 2011 by Glenn in aging, Christian, death, eternity, faith, funeral, grandpa, leukemia, ministry, mourning, religion, responsibilitiesTags: and newlywed., easy death, grieving parents, loving husband, twelve words
I remember the first funeral I officiated at like it was yesterday. She had passed away quietly of old age. In an effort figure out what to say at the service I arranged to meet with the family a couple of days before the service, my goal was to get to “know” this lady. I [...]
Food and God
Posted: October 4, 2011 by Glenn in fast foodTags: chef, conversion, cook, food enthusiast, foodie, healing, local vore, reconciliation, transformation
I am not a foodie, cook, chef, food enthusiast, or local vore. But two years ago I quit fast food. I like to eat and enjoy the quality of conversations that always seem to arise around the dinner table. Fast food meals have rarely resulted in important conversations. More often than not fast food is [...]
