“Like Van Gogh, who sold only one painting when he was alive, Joseph’s fame was centuries and centuries in the making and would have been unimaginable to him.” ~ DJM This Lent I am reaching into the ARCHIVES and selecting writings from the last Read more [...]

“God is a God of pathos. For Christians, Jesus embodies and extends the pathos of God. ” ~ DJM This Lent I am dipping into the ARCHIVES and selecting writings from the last ten years of THE ALMOND TREE. Today's short piece from 2010 is apropos Read more [...]

“In their increased realization of the fragility of life, they grew in their appreciation for the gift of life.” ~ DJM In the present and immediate danger of COVID-19, we have been confronted with just how precarious life is. Lent is a season for Read more [...]

“Are we fulfilling the end for which we were made?” ~ DJM This Lent I am dipping into the ARCHIVES and selecting writings from the last ten years of THE ALMOND TREE. I have not tried to match the day in Lent in which they were originally written Read more [...]

“Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy” (Lev. 19:2) This Lent I am dipping into the ARCHIVES and selecting writings from the last ten years of THE ALMOND TREE. For today's reading Be Holy CLICK HERE. ♦     ♦     ♦     ♦  Read more [...]

"Reflecting the presence of God is not automatic for humans. Perhaps our most noble summons, it is also a rather precarious affair.” ~ DJM This Lent I am dipping into the ARCHIVES and selecting writings from the last ten years of THE ALMOND TREE. For Read more [...]

In a culture of concocted needs, the more we have the more we want. The more we want the more we need. The more we need the more needy and wanting we become and, in the words of Rabbi Abraham Heschel, “Short is the way from need to greed.” ~ DJM This Read more [...]