Principle #3 The author describes the sense of generosity in We cultures. The Latino saying, “Mi Casa es su Casa,” reflects a sprawling sense of inclusiveness and generosity. It encapsulates a joy in sharing and implies “What I have is also yours.”… From a We perspective, because the self emerges from the collective, generosity toward … Continue reading Mi Casa Es Su Casa – A Spirit of Generosity
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Micah 6:8 — interpreted through “social justice”
Okay, this post is one where I think I am actively inviting perspective and comment from others. Because I have read something, and feel I have a real "ethnocentric" block in my mental processes. I have been thinking for hours, and just cannot make sense of this passage the other way it is being presented. … Continue reading Micah 6:8 — interpreted through “social justice”
Sankofa – Learn from the Past
Principle #1 When I read the description of Sankofa, it sounded like something I could agree with, and something I continually do with myself and my children. It isn’t something forgotten by white culture and only remembered by communities of color – though the term may belong to them: Sankofa, the mythical bird who looks … Continue reading Sankofa – Learn from the Past
A New Social Covenant
Sometimes I wonder if the authors of my textbooks live in the same country, with the same history, as I do. In the first chapter, titled "A New Covenant," of this text-book, the author writes: THE UNITED STATES WAS FOUNDED on the values of rugged individualism and competition. In our review of the first three … Continue reading A New Social Covenant
Salsa, Soul and Spirit #2
(For those of you asking where Salsa, Soul and Spirit #1 went, it was never published. WordPress ate the post. After 90 minutes of writing and saving it every 15 minutes, I went back an hour later and found it no longer existed, along with the second post I was writing during the hour gap. … Continue reading Salsa, Soul and Spirit #2
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,300 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … Continue reading 2014 in review
Listen to the Mocking Bird
This is one of those happy songs about death; Merry tune about a loved one in her grave. It is such a catchy tune and fun to sing that it is easy to lose track of the lyrics. The verse is written unison, with a solo at the beginning of the chorus, followed by a … Continue reading Listen to the Mocking Bird
Home! Sweet Home!
This song is familiar/popular enough to have made its way into the Broadway musical "The King and I" in a certain format. The tune evokes the sense of sentimentality for home that is a dream for many, a reality for some. Even the life of its composer didn't match the hopes of the song itself. … Continue reading Home! Sweet Home!
With a Song of Thanksgiving
Here is the lyric and sound tracks for the Medley "With a Song of Thanksgiving" that I sang Sunday at Avondale United Methodist Church. At the end I include the track from the choral anthem, "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken." Come, ye thankful people, come – Raise the song of harvest-home; All is safely … Continue reading With a Song of Thanksgiving
Leap years, leap days, and missing days — the importance of calendars
Avondale United Methodist Men's club had a fairly good rolling conversation around the table Thursday night. My son Nathan described it as the same methodology used in a podcast, except without the recording. A group of people who are talking. They start with one topic, and then either build off of it, expanding to other … Continue reading Leap years, leap days, and missing days — the importance of calendars
At The Rainbow 