Dear President Trump, When I left for my run it was still very dark and there were dozens of stars (59?) visible in the sky. The world is so confusing like this pretty much all the time; peaceful and safe-seeming and lovely in one corner and just a little ways away someone is fighting for … Continue reading Who wrote your speech yesterday?
Community
Trust
Dear President Trump, A couple of weeks ago I told you about how our pastor invited someone who is currently experiencing homelessness to join her at the front of the church a few minutes into her sermon and how he proceeded to sing "Ode to Joy." What I forgot to tell you is that the … Continue reading Trust
Not being bombarded with politics
Dear President Trump, I'm not sure how this is going to go since I'm in the airport here in D.C. waiting for my flight and trying to take advantage of the wifi before I get on the plane. I'll get back to Seattle around 10 tonight and am pretty sure I'll be too exhausted at … Continue reading Not being bombarded with politics
Bridge building isn’t our thing
Dear President Trump, Disruptors are hard to deal with, aren't they? Especially those who have won hearts and minds through culturally sanctioned avenues and therefore have a platform from which to visibly and audibly challenge the system. Such disruptors are hard to dismiss since they get lots and lots of people talking and questioning, pushing … Continue reading Bridge building isn’t our thing
Left to our own devices it’s hard to be radically generous
Dear President Trump, I've been thinking about how hard it is to love your neighbor as yourself if you don't feel loved yourself and how if you don't feel loved yourself, it's likely your tendency is to see love as transactional such that you aren't willing to give love until you receive love. I'm guessing … Continue reading Left to our own devices it’s hard to be radically generous
“Irreplaceable works of art”
Dear President Trump, It doesn't happen all that often but over the last couple of years (yes, even before you were installed in office) I have periodically found myself pondering questions of my relative worth. Usually it is when I am doing some mundane task. I am not aware of feeling resentful of doing said … Continue reading “Irreplaceable works of art”
Proposed increases for NIH in spite of you
Dear President Trump, Before sharing my thoughts on the good news in the news I want to finally tell you about the walker. It belongs to the widow of one of our longtime ministers. She is always impeccably and elegantly dressed and her hair is always perfect. She is both warm and cool when we … Continue reading Proposed increases for NIH in spite of you
9/11 and doodle prayers
Dear President Trump, I promised you more from yesterday's church service, but first I want to pause and recognize that today is the 16th anniversary of 9/11. I imagine you remember where you were when you found out what was happening and since you were probably in NYC I'm guessing your first reaction was terror … Continue reading 9/11 and doodle prayers
Contrived divides
Dear President Trump, On this Labor Day holiday as we wait to find out tomorrow whether you will crush 800,000 Dreamers' lives immediately or in six months, I feel compelled to once again call out the disgusting and cowardly tactics you and the elites have been perfecting. The longstanding strategy of finding those fissures of … Continue reading Contrived divides
Regular human beings
Dear President Trump, This morning I tried imagining you wearing protective eye wear to view the eclipse and I just couldn't see it. I knew there was no way you'd be a good sport and deign to wear such silly glasses. I did hope, though that someone would manage to override your vanity and make … Continue reading Regular human beings
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