Religion
Surviving grandeur
There’s some “judgmentalism” in all of us. We like to define who’s right and who’s wrong; who’s with us and who...
Love you neighbor as yourself
This past Saturday evening in Ft. Worth, Texas, a police officer shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in her home as she played video games with her nep...
Fearing what is different
In the 1950s, sociologists coined the term “homophily.” Homou meaning “same” or “together” and philia meaning R...
Walking to end hunger
It’s not just Woodstock Festival being celebrated for 50 years. Crop Hunger Walk is celebrating 50 years of continuously contributing toward end...
Questions are how we learn
Much of Jesus’ ministry was spent answering questions – questions about life, religious and ordinary. He was asked: who sinned that someon...
Actions speak louder than words
Last summer I found myself in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall, that magnificent two miles of parkland stretching from the Lincoln Memorial to t...
Generation of religious refugees
Exile is a reality that far too many people face in our world today. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report fro...
Conquering fear of missing out
Yesterday, I saw this great meme that said, “The only thing to fear is … missing out.” FOMO, or “fear of missing out,” e...
Sometimes you meet people who can really challenge your paradigms or challenge some of your assumptions that you may not even know you have. Recently,...
The Bible is not a complicated book
The Bible says a lot of things. It says a lot of beautiful and inspiring things. It also says a lot of weird and confusing things. And it says some th...
