Hey all – I realize this is a very perspectival observation, but when I look at that subject line it sounds like spiritual and religious faith requires defending. To be clear, I think those things are a personal choice, and no defense is required. Having said that, we’ve been dipping in and out of various […]

Hey folks – “lies” is a strong word, but at some point many of us have changed something we believe. Sometimes it’s been a conscious process, a moment, an epiphany.  Sometimes (I suspect, more often than not) it’s been a slow evolution, informed by experiences we are having or events that are taking place in the […]

Let’s get together at VA Cafe (171 McDermot) at 10:45 a.m. to see if we can make sense of that subject line. 🙂  I’m not going to unpack it at all in this email, because…that would be the whole Talky Bit. Come with your mind and heart open to sharing a slice of your life with […]

Hey folks – I’m sending this on the last day of January, before midnight. However, I feel hopeful that we’re going to make it through what is / has been for many people in our community and around the world, a difficult month. Last week in our in-person gathering, I quoted Amy Lin, the author of “Hereafter: […]

Hey folks – Just a quick note this week to let you know what’s up in our gathering this week. Most of you already know the logistics (10:45 a.m, VA Cafe, livestream here, podcast here later in the week). It’s officially and alt.Sunday, but because we had music last week, we’ll have a Talky Bit this week. You don’t […]