“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable,” wrote poet Mary Oliver. Much of the news, and sometimes much of our heart, is filled up with frustration, not least when we look at the political situation in Washington D.C. But I don’t want to write about the negative stuff right now. The picture above […]
Photographer Mathew Brady’s Grave In Washington D.C.
On February 27, 1860, while on a visit to New York City, Abraham Lincoln walked into the Broadway studio of photographer Mathew Brady and posed for a picture. For many Americans, this photograph, taken the same day as Lincoln’s important Cooper Union speech, would be the visual introduction to the man who later that year […]
How Experience Gives Weight To Our Words
Some years ago I was sitting in a church and during the service a friend of mine, Adam, stood up to read a passage from the Gospel of Luke, in which John the Baptist begins his work preaching and baptizing in the Jordan Valley. There is a quote in the passage that goes like this: […]
Views From The Window On Qatar Airways Flight 740
Qatar Airways flight 740, direct from Los Angeles to Doha, reminded me all over again what I love about flying long distance, especially with an ethnically diverse group of passengers and crew, and with mostly clear skies. During 15.5 hours of looking out the window, I saw the Santa Monica Pier, the cities of Twin […]