I became a dog person recently. This is a major life change for me. I spent most of my life, up through early adulthood, being wary of, if not downright terrified of dogs (an unfortunate schoolyard encounter at the age of five between a beagle’s jaw and my own posterior is to blame for this . . . → Read More: Welcome to a World of Unconditional Love
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Happy New Year to you all! Take a moment to read our shared story for this month [in the Voice]. January is the natural choice for a month to tackle the subject of justice. The Martin Luther King weekend affords us the opportunity to both reexamine King’s legacy of justice work in this country, and . . . → Read More: Justice “If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we’ve got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don’t want . . . → Read More: Compassion “Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one.” ~Neil Gaiman While preparing my sermon on the Bible last month, I attempted to come up with a relatively comprehensive list of classic novels whose titles had been drawn from Bible verses. I turned to my best friend, Google, . . . → Read More: But Are We Asking The Right Questions? “Therefore…no one shall be reviled for his religion by anyone…” ~ The Edict of Torda, 1568
My favorite teacher in high school was Mr. Duynstee, who taught U.S. History and AP Political Science. He was also more responsible for teaching me to write than any of my English teachers, and was the source . . . → Read More: Freedom and Responsibility go Hand in Hand |
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