Category Archives: The Church of What’s Happening Now

Donald Trump is the essence of a corrupt ego gone rogue.

The fifth chapter of the Book of Amos is a wonderful exhibition of the wrath of the prophet projected onto God and ruling the spirit of the times: “I hate, I despise your feasts and take no delight in your solemn assemblies…” This is a perfect example of the Biblical way of perceiving the powerContinue reading “August 28, 2026”

“Take heart!” That is nature’s message to me every time I step into a scene. “Do not take anything with more seriousness than it deserves!” “Receive everything with a respectful, ‘This, too! This, too!” “Let things be as they are, AND as they also are!” “Remember the words of the words of William Blake inContinue reading “August 27, 2026”

Sorrow is an easier emotion for me to experience than is Joy–more of an ever-present reality with a deeper impact. Sorrow cancels out joy for me more often than joy cancels out sorrow. Joy is a break from sorrow more often than is sorrow a disruption of joy. Sorrow is a daily opportunity. Joy isContinue reading “August 26, 2026”

We turn to drugs, sex, alcohol and fast dancing to take our minds off of our disappointment with our life and our idea that it ought to be better and we ought to be making that happen. When the trick is turning to emptiness, stillness, silence (one thing not three) and listening to our bodyContinue reading “August 25, 2026”

The beautiful places I have visited with a camera continue to ground me, center me, focus me in the world of human beings with the reassurance and the reminder of the balance and harmony of the natural world offsetting the hatred, greed, fear and anger of the human world. The way of wild things isContinue reading “August 24, 2026”

Photographic scenes can be anywhere, but they are not everywhere. So, we walk around with a camera hoping to stumble upon something that catches our eye before we age out of being interested in doing that. “Time and chance happen to us all” (Ecclesiastes 9:11). And we have to be able to flow with theContinue reading “August 23, 2026”

What is the life that we are built to live? What is the nature of the life that calls us, beckons us, to live it? Engage in this simple exercise to discover for ourselves the life that knows who we are here to be. To do so we sit quietly with our computer or paperContinue reading “August 22, 2026”

We are capable of hating each other. That should stop us in our tracks. Sit us down. Stupefy us. Dumbfound us. Bring us to our senses. But we don’t miss a beat. We go right on about our life as though nothing happened. Yet, we are capable of hating each other. Over nothing. The colorContinue reading “August 21, 2026”

Put us in a scene, we all could produce a wall-worthy photograph, probably several. We know when something “clicks” with us and when it doesn’t. We all are capable of walking past some scenes and walking into others. We can discern what is “It” and what is “Not It.” So what is with the nonsenseContinue reading “August 20, 2026”

This Blog Post is a co-creation between Jim Dollar and Gemini the Chrome AI: Our idea of reality has little in common with reality itself. When we look outward, we are simply seeing our own projections—interpreting the universe through the lens of our assumptions and desires. To reset the scenes that compose our lives, weContinue reading “August 19, 2026”

Growing up is about accommodating ourselves to our life. Acquiescing. Moving over. Making room. Graciously. Kindly. Gently. Humanely. A life well-lived is lived by not being a jerk. Anyone should be able to handle that, but evidently not. And it is my most difficult social skill to master. I manage it by spending copious amountsContinue reading “August 18, 2026”