Will You Support This?

Hello, thank you for visiting this blog. On average there are 40 to 50 page views per day every day. This has been consistent over the past year while I have been pulled away and unable to post fresh content on a regular basis. Prior to my undertaking chaplain training, when I was posting new content on a regular basis the daily totals were on the order of over 100 – 150 page views a…

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Peace Pole Dedication Prayer – May 18, 2013

Peace Pole Dedication China Grove, North Carolina Today I was invited to join with other faith leaders in the community to dedicate a Peace Pole in China Grove, North Carolina. The following is the prayer I offered. “May Peace Prevail On Earth” this is the phrase, which is written on peace poles found all over the world. Today we dedicate this peace pole to stand with other poles as a constant reminder of the wish,…

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Determination – April 28, 2013

Spending Founding Day of Nichiren Buddhism in England was a wonderful treat. I am so great full to Rev. Tsukamoto and the London Sangha for allowing me to spend the day commemorating Nichiren chanting Odaimoku at Seicho-ji and the beginning of his unrelenting efforts to spread the teaching of the Lotus Sutra, to Japan and the entire world. Frequently there come times in our lives when we are faced with choices, ones that require a…

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Where Are Your Bars – April 21, 2013

Yesterday, as I have on several occasions, I visited a prison in Kentucky. I have been doing this now for almost two years. I have gotten to know some of the inmates reasonably well, also some of the guards and the prison chaplains. Every time I go to visit the prison a thought keeps coming into my head; it just keeps percolating there, bubbling under the surface. I think I am ready to now share…

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