Empowerment Hope Religion and Spirituality
Open the Sunroof
(This piece was also preached as a sermon at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City.) I don’t know how it’s been where you live, but for … Read More
Blog posts for Hope
Changing the World
On Sunday, December 3rd, we gave everyone in our congregation a five-dollar bill. The members could choose anything they wanted to do with the money as long as … Read More
Empowerment Hope Religion and Spirituality
Beethoven on Inner Peace
I’m sure you have all heard of the great composer Beethoven and his famous piece the 9th Symphony. It was heralded as a work of genius because Beethoven … Read More
Empowerment Hope Risk and Reinvention
Taking Down the Tree
There is one ritual I really hate during the holidays: taking down the tree. It’s a sad job, as it marks the end of the season. And it’s … Read More
Sun Mo Manger
This sermon was featured on Christmas Eve 2017 by Day 1 broadcasting via Internet and AM/FM radio. “There’s no room here, or at the Holiday Inn, the Days Inn, or the C’mon Inn,” the desk clerk said, shaking his … Read More
Cancer (and other road hazards) Gratitude Hope
This was NOT on MY List!
To hear the full sermon “This was NOT on MY List” click here . About twenty years ago, a cousin of mine (with a random sense of humor) sent … Read More
Lessons from a Christmas Cactus
This blog was also featured in Huffington Post. Don’t you think it’s odd that Christmas — the time of the year we celebrate the Christ child, the light of the world — is also the … Read More
Three Redwood Wishes
Toby and I took an epic trip over Thanksgiving. First, Amtrak across the country from Chicago to LA in a sleeper car. Then a drive through the great … Read More
My TEDx Talk!
Please enjoy my TEDx talk that just went live entitled: “ Laughing Your Way to World Peace . . . One Joke at a Time .”
“A Rabbi, a Pastor and a Muslim walk into a bar …”
Please enjoy this wonderful piece “A Rabbi, a Pastor and a Muslim walk into a bar … “ about our Laugh in Peace Tour recently broadcast by Canadian Broadcasting (4 million listeners a week!).