In the last MWM I wrote about my love for peace lilies and how those green plants can let their thirst be known. This week’s ‘favorite’ usually does not complain if it has not been watered. They are forever companions which quietly go about their task of cheering up a room. They are the many varieties of the green plant known as the philodendron.        ...

This is the first of a two-part meditation on favorite house plants. The focus today is the Peace Lily.            We have lots of Peace Lilies around our church building, and I have several in my house. A quick google search let me know that they are not true lilies even though they bear that name. They have adapted themselves to many conditions ...

            The elderly couple eagerly showed me their Christmas tree. Never have I seen a tree so covered with ornaments, or adornments, as the woman called them. Every little branch had at least one ball, bell, bird, cut-out, or souvenir decoration.            Every item on the tree also had a story. The couple ...

 In the musical Zorba, based on the famous Nikos Kazantzakis book, Zorba the Greek, there is a song called ‘The First Time.’ In this song Zorba sings that he has often heard a bouzouki, but each time is the first time. He has often looked at a flower, but each time is the first time. He has often been attracted to a woman, but each time is the first time.  ...

There is nothing I like more as a pre-Christmas spiritual lift than a live performance of Handel’s Messiah. So I was elated when the ticket I ordered on line showed up in  my mail on Friday. This would be the first in several years that I’d be able to attend the Toledo symphony’s presentation.            A day or two passed and something nagged ...

  I keep running into updates. Every app I have seems to be updated with great regularity. Most of the changes are imperceptible, but others are major. I have to wait while some updates claim my phone or tablet. Others take place in moments.            I can understand how companies want to change or improve their products. I also start to ...