Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It’s not just the food, family and friends. It is the reminder that this act, this giving thanks, is so important for our souls. Thanksgiving is a time to slow down, to be “full” of thanks, to remember how blessed we really are. Thanksgiving is the lever that […]

Growing up, I sometimes heard the Christian “playbook,” the script for what Christianity is all about, described in the following way:  be good, go to church, don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t cuss, say your prayers, give to the church, and one day (we hope) you will get into “heaven,” where there will be so much

“The Christians, O king, have found the truth by going and seeking for it….They do not do to others what they would not wish to be done to themselves. They comfort those who wrong them and make friends of them; they labor to do good to their enemies…He that has gives freely to him who

T.S. Eliot wrote his famous poem “Little Giddings” during World War II, as German bombs enflamed London, and as hate and prejudice spread. In the poem, Eliot used the image of fire as a symbol for that which could either destroy humanity or save it.  On the one hand are those passions that consume us

Have you seen the Netflix docudrama, The Social Dilemma? If you haven’t, I would recommend it. Called by some as the most important documentary of our times, it provides a startling analysis of our social-media-driven culture. Through interviews with numerous former Big Tech executives, the film examines the meteoritic rise of social media over the

In the last post, I made the point that a “Christian view of politics” means that Christians should be humane and engaged, but critical and hesitant about any political party or social or global agenda. That is our “Prophetic Stance.” That post was a little “theoretical.”  I hope to get practical in this one. Practically

You could not write a script like this. Amid a pandemic of epic proportions, we have complete gridlock in Washington and one of the most heated political elections in American history. The situation intensified with the death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the confirmation battle over her successor just weeks before the election. The political

The word of the day is “justice.” People and politicians talk about social justice, economic justice, criminal justice, and racial justice. We all want “justice,” but unfortunately, we disagree about what forms “justice” should take. In addition to social and criminal justice, today, there are variants of “justice” such as environmental justice,  distributive justice, occupational

This year has been unprecedented. The small, pernicious virus has done its best to undo our world. Covid-19 has resulted in over 160,000 deaths in the US. These deaths are made more tragic by the inability of many to see their loved ones before they pass or provide a proper funeral to remember them. We

Grace is a beautiful sound. It’s bright, shiny note of hope pierces the dark, chaotic noise of our world. Like a siren, its call awakens our hearts, and we listen for more. It is not like the cacophony of voices that makes us anxious and weary. Its melodious rhythm brings order to our disjointed lives.