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Category Archives: Gun control
Elegy
The world is still, on the edge of tears, even as it continues, as it must, to turn night to day and business to money and traffic to weariness. The leaves tremble at an unseen adjustment of air pressure; an … Continue reading
Posted in current events, Gun control, gun safety, prayer
Tagged grief, LGBTQ, ordination, Orlando
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Making an orange stole
I’ve had a request for a pattern and/or instructions for making orange stoles for Gun Violence Prevention Sunday – June 5th 2016. The national #WearOrange day is June 2nd, 2016, and when my friend, the Rev. C. Eric Funston posted … Continue reading
Suffer the children
It was Mother’s Day weekend, a weekend of mixed emotions, to say the least. I am among the fortunate. I spent the day surrounded by family, celebrating our eldest child’s college graduation in the Columbus sunshine. On Saturday, her younger sister … Continue reading
Posted in Gun control
Tagged #WearOrange, God Before Guns, gun violence, Moms Demand Action, Mother's Day
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Preaching peace unpeacefully
I preached peace anyway; the peace that passes understanding; the peace with which Jesus leaves us, although he spent a lot of time, too, promising persecution. I worry that this will not be received as good news. Continue reading
Posted in current events, Gun control, homily, prayer
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Millstones
I preached a few weeks ago on the stumbling blocks that we set before our children: guns. Their prevalence and power have become stumbling blocks to our children, and blinders to keep us focused on fear. We hurtle headlong into … Continue reading
Posted in current events, Gun control, haiku, poetry
Tagged children, Cleveland, guns, police, race, Tamir
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Things I can’t imagine doing this week
Going out for a beer with a corporation. Telling a woman that her choice of contraception is against my religion. Bellowing “no one wants you” to a bus load of children. Carrying an assault rifle into a department store. Carrying … Continue reading
The morning after
I can only imagine that you fell asleep on the sofa, bolt upright, clenched paper tissues holding your hand. Waking in the dark, too bewildered not to zombie-walk to bed to lie awake, watching for dawn, in serious doubt whether … Continue reading
Posted in Gun control, poetry
Tagged grief, gun violence, reynolds high school, school shooting
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