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Where Was God?
The blogosphere is in hyperdrive over the Newtown tragedy. I’ve already weighed in once and am still thinking. How does one offer perspectives that very well may sound harsh and uncaring, but are...
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Wanted: Virtuous Christians
(The following meditation I delivered in our campus Ash Wednesday service today. God’s blessings on you.) The English language, like all languages, is a living, changing thing. And sometimes its...
View ArticleSupport for Polygamy?
In my most recent post, in that short list of topics we United Methodists must find a way to discuss in love and truth, I mentioned sexuality. In light of that point, here is an example of why I said...
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The Distorting Power of a Flawed Narrative
Something does not add up. Bear with me while I try to sort out these recent news stories. Three days ago I read an NPR story about Egyptian activists calling for the removal of religion from the...
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Thinking about Metadata More Than I Ever Imagined
That the United States government has been secretly sweeping information from phone records in order to keep Americans safe has become the crisis du jour. I must say, with the IRS scandal and now the...
View ArticleWhy Government Should Not Run Like a Business
This is a little experiment. I’m deviating from my usual themes by sharing this blog video, “Why Government Should Not Run Like a Business.” I’d like to know what you think....
View ArticleYom HaShoah – Let Us Never Forget
It is Easter season and many of us are still pondering the joy and the challenge of the New Creation, demonstrated through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thoughts about the chronological overlap...
View ArticleLittle League Lesson with Big-League Impact
There is plenty of worry these days (mostly among us older adults) about entitled young people and not-very-resilient college students. Because of the work I do, I feel a good deal of sympathy for...
View ArticleWhat Makes Someone An Intellectual?
I had a stimulating phone conversation with a friend today. She recounted that an acquaintance of hers, hearing a talk I gave some time back, described it as “not very intellectual.” As is often the...
View ArticleBilly: Grief and Gratitude
All of us who knew Billy (William J.) Abraham (1947-2021) were stunned last week when we received the grievous news of his death. Since then, I have read several moving remembrances. Some of Billy’s...
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