Eulogy for Cousin Jack

Posted on November 24, 2021 by stephen t berg / 22 Comments

As a kid, summer holidays at my cousins was like living in an episode of Darling Buds of May. Jack (second eldest of nine) taught me the questionable joys of mi...

Faith

Posted on November 21, 2021 by stephen t berg / 11 Comments

Friend, you ask me why I still believe,well, it’s this little memory of standing at a frost-laced windowin my upstairs bedroom,looking out over a winter morni...

Anthropology/Christianity/Mercy

Boy of Sorrows

Posted on November 14, 2021 by stephen t berg / 3 Comments

He was ungainly, a loner, kind, intelligent, and a natural outcast. We cornered him after class but he slipped away. I was a runner. Caught him, tackled him a...

Aging/Presence/Spirituality

Gratitude for the Whole Package

Posted on November 6, 2021 by stephen t berg / 26 Comments

I took a nap and woke up 50, blinked twice, hit 60,swung my legs off the couch,boom, 67 (which I hit yesterday). Gets one thinking about life.How not a lot tu...