philreindersMar 23 minViruses, missiles, and ashes: learning to dieThe trouble with normal is that it doesn’t exist. Whatever we previously believed to be normal life was smokescreen and subterfuge,...
philreindersJul 23, 20214 minLoving your enemies, the Lasso WayAre you sick of the fighting, the social media trolling and trashing, the climate of contempt and derision, all the destructive...
philreindersMay 5, 20211 minHaste the daySometimes - oftentimes - we lack for words. In the midst of a glorious good, in the muddle of hollowed darkness, both can leave you...
philreindersApr 3, 20213 minThe necessary interludeGrowing up I never knew this last day of Lent had a name. It was simply another Saturday, this one sandwiched between the big days of...
philreindersJan 2, 20212 minA new year's prayer coming out of 2020Hey, we made it. The annus horribilis of 2020 is in the rearview mirror. And as we all move out into this new year – perhaps with an...
philreindersDec 31, 20205 minDitch the resolutions for a ruleJanuary 1 – an entire shiny new year lying ahead, 365 calendar squares of unmarked living. It screams of so much possibility and...
philreindersDec 6, 20204 minThe real Christmas deal"A saint is one who exaggerates what the world neglects." G. K. Chesterton No, Virginia, that paunchy, red-suited, white-bearded stranger...
philreindersNov 13, 20201 minTel Aviv MarketFresh off of a flight, desperate to stave off jet lag, I dove into the Carmel Market (the Shuk Hacarmel) - a full sensory delight that...
philreindersNov 13, 20201 minWelcomeHey all, and welcome to my brand shiny new blog site. After years of writing over at Squinch, I figured a more readily identifiable blog...