My favorite Al-Anon joke Did you hear about: A man came into a bar and ordered A full bottle of fine whiskey and a glass. He poured himself a shot and bolted it right down. He immediately poured himself another glass and chugged it, This went on and on. The bartender was spellbound by the … More An Al-Anon Joke
A wonderful friend of mine posted me a picture of her dog barking at himself. I laughed out loud because I could see myself BARKING insults of my self within my head. It really isn’t what I do not know that gets me in trouble. It is what I know perfectly well but do not … More A Barking Dog
The Importance of Really Listening Growing up,I had the feeling that nobody ever listened to me. The truth is I don’t think listening to anyone was part of our family reality. I was taught to never air the dirty laundry ouside the family.” To me that meant that we would talk our family problems inside … More The Importance of Really Listening
I have had several dreams given to me from time That have helped me. One of them was about Heaven. In this vision, I was just outside a structure about the size and dimensions of a high school gymnasium. The building was my heavenly home. It was being prepared for my arrival at some unknowable … More A heaven I Can Believe In
– In the Genesis creation story God says that he was going to create us In Her/His image, male and female. For me that means that God is both Male and female. The problem is that until a few years ago almost all theology was written by males. Not surprisingly, theology is written from the … More God As I understand Her/Him
A Vote of Thanks for Chick and Vinnie from Skid Row LA The alley behind the mission was a dead end. It went just beyond the mission and then widened into a turn around for cars. There were benches along the alley. Men gathered there for conversation and to smoke. The men talked about the … More Thanks From the LA Skidrow For Chick And Vinnie
Once, when I was a chaplain at Union Rescue Mission, a tall, thin man came into my office. He was nice looking, about thirty five years old, with a big mustache. I liked him the second I saw him. He began to tell me his story. I let him talk for a few minutes. As … More Bob’s Beautiful Story
