Here we are in a strange warp, suddenly hyper-aware of how connected we are at the very moment we have been driven into isolation. To those of us who gather around the prophet Jesus and the example of … [Read more...]
Hobos, Immigrants, and Covid-19, Oh No!
When I was a child growing up in Muncie, Indiana, we lived across the street from some college dormitories and a very large Presbyterian church. Behind those buildings were acres and acres of … [Read more...]
A word to leaders of churches about preparing for the future
This is a reprint of an article that appears in Episcopal Cafe (3/8/20). … [Read more...]
“Binary: Relating to, composed of, or involving two things”
When will we step out from the shadow of our Cold War past? The dust up over Bernie Sanders’ praise of the Cuban literacy program ran afoul of the rigid binary Cold War myth-machine that “we” are all … [Read more...]
“‘Uniquely Urban’ Small Town”
“Uniquely urban,” is Geneva’s chiseled identity, a proclamation to the world about its character and soul. Discover Upstate NY adds “small town” to the descriptor – “Geneva, the ‘uniquely urban’ small … [Read more...]
A word about “spiritual not religious”
Psst, you there, can I have a word? I’m talking to you, Ms. and Mr. ‘spiritual-not-religious.’” I know you think that everyone who participates in church, synagogue, mosque, or temple sees the … [Read more...]
Action, Surrender, and Single Malt
“Dear Cam…” I received this email from a long-time friend in the Mid-West last week, after it was revealed Republican Senators would not call witnesses. “I am growing weary of being worried. Most … [Read more...]
A Mantra Whose Time Has Come
At one of the places I worked, I was part of a creative team of three program staff. Once a quarter or so we would spend half a day shut in my office brainstorming possibilities, opportunities, and … [Read more...]
Ballislife
The Game Board of Life This is a hazardous subject, on two levels. First, as Jeanine Cummins wore a target after writing “American Dirt,” a novel about migrants in flight from violence even though … [Read more...]
Beloved Community
Any true community event has an army of people behind it knitting things together, underneath it holding up parts that sag, and all around it picking up loose ends. So too the Martin Luther King, Jr. … [Read more...]
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