My Country Broke Me, and Then Put Me Back Together Again.
While I didn’t end friendships over the election, I certainly learned which of my friends believed in the same things as me.
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The Illusion of Affecting Change: Reflections On Civic Duty and Social Media.
We must strive for action in unity, and we cannot achieve that by spouting Facebook and Twitter rants that drive wedges between us and do nothing to create sustainable change.
A Heartfelt Message to My Brothers About How We Treat Women.
Do we listen, learn, and grow in their presence? Are we open, curious, and patient in our exploration of women's mysteries and riches and dimensions? I hope so.
Mother Lode: Holding Fast to What Matters.
To know the pleasure available at any hour is to know intimately that hour’s pain. And my impulse is to experience and express it all.
The Futility of War.
But, the young men and women who are dying today for us, everyday, everywhere, who are crippled and maimed for life? We should cry for them. Cry, that that they are so naive, so innocent, so willing, so trusting, so patriotic and so foolish as to risk everything they have without having ever ...
We Will Not Be Silenced.
The young administration that is in The White House right now has stirred up a lot of controversy and a lot of anger in many different groups. The good news is that those targeted groups are refusing to be silenced.
Tents and Pretense: Being Mutually Malicious in Our Omissions.
How much of our regard hides contempt for their radius because of their recrudescence? How often do we seek surrogates to support our need to connect with something more humane? How ably do artists embrace this task, however restricted their role?
When the Smoke Clears: A Christian Reflection on Brexit.
Sometimes life presents strange contrasts, like last year when I found myself simultaneously watching The Passion of the Christ (no fan of Mel Gibson here, but the film is an art form) and hearing background radio coverage of the aftermath of Brexit and ongoing presidential race between Trump ...
The Need to Restore Real Democracy.
Those who excel under this system deny the decline of democracy. Those who don’t are embittered. Hence the decline of optimism. Hence the need to restore real democracy.
Eden Lost: Time to Transcend Our Inborn Biological Imperatives.
By the time things get so bad for us that the destruction of our civilization’s infrastructures finally allows our greenhouse gas emissions to begin to fall, global climate change will already be well on its way into uncharted territories. Huge numbers of species will be extinct, much of the ...