Feb 23Member-onlyIsn’t that the way of the Spirit?This week! President Biden visited Ukraine and pledged U.S. support for the defense of Ukraine. China’s top diplomat Wang Yi visited the Kremlin and made not-so-veiled criticism of the United States. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea east of the country Monday in its second test…War2 min readWar2 min read
Jan 24Member-onlyBefore the Tears and the Fire of Loss(A painting by Casimir that is my longtime companion)Painting1 min readPainting1 min read
Dec 8, 2022I Did Not Die at all in 2008I did not die well in 1918 Shot five times on a field I could never pronounce Shot five times before Noon. I did not die well in 1988 I took my vitamins. I took My diet. An angel grabbed me At Bethesda Terrace. I did not die at all in 2008. I lived. I survived. But my brain hurts a lot. I shiver warm or cold. Now I’m just old. And I sit in my chair. I died a thousand times. I’m sitting here at the window.Sad1 min readSad1 min read
Nov 11, 2022Member-onlyA basic statement on my theologySince the late 1980s, I’ve been a Unitarian Universalist. I find inspiration from various sources: Jewish msyticism, Buddhism, the stories of Muhammad, literature, movies, and so on. For 25 years…Teresa Of Avila1 min readTeresa Of Avila1 min read
Oct 24, 2022Member-only11 years ago, my congress member called the President a tar baby. The local paper asked me to respond.Here is the response. August 2011. In the Colorado Springs Gazette In August, 2011, Rep. Doug Lamborn called President Obama a ‘tarbaby.’ It was bizarre, to say the least. Here is a letter the CS Gazette published that I wrote. …Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Oct 15, 2022Member-onlyThe Earth Shatters (Honoring Death)October 2019, hospital memorial service. Text by Chaplain/Reverend Roger Butts — Reading: Psalm 46. The earth shatters. The mountains crumble. The waters rage. I love this psalm because it captures what life feels like sometimes. It is hard. Every day we see Pikes Peak. Sometimes the snow is on the peak. …Death3 min readDeath3 min read
Oct 11, 2022Member-onlyThe Buddha Said Wake UpBuddha sat under a tree.Buddha1 min readBuddha1 min read
Oct 10, 2022Member-onlyThis Realm of LoveRoger Butts Blessed are those who march in the streets, Seeking a better way for all God’s people. Blessed is the single mother, on the bus, Seeking a better way for her kids, above all. Blessed is the monk, in his silent cell, Praying and praying and praying some more. …Blessed Are1 min readBlessed Are1 min read
