by Minga Claggett-Borne | Sep 19, 2017 | Inspiration from Sages, Light In Action
I have a neighbor whom I love and I deplore. This neighbor is rich, delivers great classes, inculcates our youth into the echelons of power, and sometimes leans in on justice. I love him, I love him not. I often have to contend with this guy. Who is this bemouth...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Sep 4, 2017 | Light In Action
A story of Jesus and the disciples tells how the fishermen were in a boat probably looking for supper when a storm comes up. Jesus is asleep (long work day maybe) and the boat is pitching back and forth in a sudden storm. Mark 4:35-41: “Don’t you care if we drown?”...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Nov 10, 2016 | Light In Action, Rolling by the River's Edge
Dear Ones — know that you are love and are living on Earth to love. This is not a social media announcement. I’m probably breaking the rules~not the first time. We can do acts of kindness. We can give more from our larder, walk in the shoes of a mother from Honduras,...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Sep 23, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16
Coming home after a sabbatical is a love-hate journey. I love connecting with friends. I hate shopping and all the ‘stuff.’ I love curbside recycling; I hate all the plastic packaging in the US. Many friends are interested in the trip: What did you learn? What was the...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Jun 23, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16
I am ending my sabbatical with 4 days in Varanasi, the holy Hindu city, thousands of years old. Varanasi, maybe the oldest city in the world, is also known as Kashi, the City of Light. Temples, all 800 of them, light torches and ring bells twice a day. Shiva, the...
