Map Overlay

(this is the first of a two-part report on my visit to Morganza; the....


Its Own Time

Serving as a congregational minister, most of the time I must prepare a....


Visiting the Whitney Plantation, part two

All over the plantation, there are artifacts and there is art. the kitchen building where enslaved people, typically women and children, worked Artifacts include whole buildings, some from this particular plantation, some preserved and brought....


Visiting the Whitney Plantation (part one)

Leaving New Orleans this morning, I spent several hours today at the....


Happy April Fools Day?

Queen Creole It had been suggested to me that I might want to consider....


Looking Back, Moving Forward

My spirit got fed. O! Did my spirit get fed. It wasn’t one of the uncountable New Orleans restaurants. It wasn’t church (or temple or mosque or…). It was a walking tour sponsored by Hidden History Tours and led by the brilliant, thoughtful,....


What’s the Weather Like?

I have safely arrived in New Orleans.  I took the requisite photo....


Getting Ready

There are a number of ways that I have been getting ready for this....


Doubly Blessed: Water for the Journey

Just who were the Lost Souls? They were real people leading real lives. Real people leading real lives who one day or one evening did not arrive home. Some were free. Most were enslaved. Some of the enslaved were slated to gain their freedom when....


Shadows, Dreams, Fears & Dragons: The Beginning of a Journey

I am about to go on a journey away from home. Which calls to mind these....