Kudos to Scott Simon for His Tweets
By now you've probably seen the wave of news coverage about NPR's weekend host Scott Simon tweeting from his mother's hospital bedside as she lay dying of cancer. His mom said it was okay to do this. His string of tweets presents beautiful raw prose, thoughts about...
Cemetery Questions and Answers on A Good Goodbye TV
Starting Monday at 2:00 p.m. MT, A Good Goodbye TV looks at cemetery questions and answers. The discussion includes: What you need to know about cemetery trends; Breaking down the costs of a funeral home's services and the cemetery's costs; What are QR codes and how...
Another One Bites the Dust
This looks like the old funeral director disapproves of music that means something to a younger funeral director. Could this be the direction of the industry? Music is a vital part of a memorial celebration! Don't be a fuddy duddy when it comes to your final fling....
Rise Again: The Spirituality of Resiliency
This past Sunday, I had the honor of delivering the church sermon at First Unitarian of Albuquerque. After the introduction, musicians Tom Wofford and Vance Bass did a stirring rendition of Stan Rogers' 1979 song, "The Mary Ellen Carter." The song is an inspirational...
Talk on Sunday at First Unitarian Church
This Sunday I'm delivering the sermon at the 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services at the First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque. They've titled my talk "Bouncing Back From Adversity" but I just call it "Rise Again." The sermon's theme of resiliency is keyed to the refrain...