Allan T. Georgia, MDiv, MTS, PhD

“All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost.” J.R.R. Tolkein, from … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Not all who wander are lost…

I am not from Cleveland. I am also not from Pittsburgh. But I have spent a decent amount of my life in both of these cities. I have observed the … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Sibling Rivalry

If you’ve never had a reason to read about Thorstein Veblen and his critique of Americans in the Guilded Age of the early 20th century, he is worth knowing about. … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Delight is Rebellion and Resistance

Hats are a problem for me. I always boxed in, style-wise. Its hard to branch out. And hats are a good example of that. For a guy my age, from … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Delight in the Hats We Wear

This week we’re getting another Spider Man movie! I know it seems like we get new ones every year. And with all the noise of Summer blockbuster superhero movies, it’s … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Delight in the Diversity of Experience (with Spider-Man!)

The words we use matter. But the words we don’t use matter too. I have been hoping to find a way to talk about words and what is wrapped up … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: UU Taboos

I have a love/hate relationship with the game Scrabble (or Words with Friends, if you play it online). Words are so much fun, and a game that invites you to … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: All Words are Made Up

Apparently, if you have an old TV that still receives an antenna signal and you tune it to a black and white snow screen, around 1% of what appears on … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: The Soundtrack of the Cosmos.

We all lost Harry Belafonte this week. It’s a strange thing to lose someone who is such a towering figure, when their life has left such a meaningful footprint in … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Day-O!