Dave

  • Time to Elder

    October 26, 2014 One does not have to be in the church, any Christian church, for long before hearing a low wailing bemoaning the loss of young folks. I do not know if the same holds true for folk in… Continue reading

  • Bothering Flies

    October 18, 2014 “Do you have a fly swatter?” I almost laughed. Didn’t. We were sitting in the shade of willow trees, talking. Water ran down tea glasses and wet rings grew on the wood picnic table. Folk lightly swatted… Continue reading

  • Abolish Columbus Day?

    October 13, 2014 Christopher Columbus arrived on the island of Jamaica on May 5, 1494. The Jamaican Tanos people went from sixty thousand to zero in fifty years. To replace the Tanos, Spaniards brought slaves from Africa. Because of a… Continue reading

  • Dressing For Wellness

    October 11, 2014 After living a number of years on a farm a friend noted that before coming to the farm he had no idea how well versed his children would become in death. The line between death and life… Continue reading