Fiction can have incredible power over audiences. I recall once feeling such wretched suspense over a book that I forced myself to take a break. … Read More ›
My appointment in the morning took longer than I expected. As I left the building, I quickly checked my email and found an urgent message … Read More ›
The massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has incited vigorous debate about the problem of gun crime, in schools especially. Lawmakers and citizens have … Read More ›
We have been told, for more than a year now, that we must “RESIST” the “authoritarian” “far-right” advances of “literally Hitler” President Donald Trump. Now … Read More ›
While in Germany for Reformation Day, I took a detour to visit Buchenwald, the “model” concentration camp near Weimar, Germany. Most people make a pilgrimage … Read More ›
In the past few weeks, I have thought a great deal about the increasing reliance upon mobile technology like smartphones and tablets and the corresponding … Read More ›
The alarm goes off, and I slam the snooze button. After I roll over and make some grouchy morning noises, I slide my Bible off … Read More ›
Each year when Advent begins, my heart circles back to the Incarnation, to the mystery that is God’s body. As a part of my practice … Read More ›
The glass ceiling is cracking. Women have been leaving the home in droves to move into the marketplace, and though we still experience challenges related … Read More ›