Joe Biden on Pope Francis, before the new Pope’s inauguration at the Vatican: “He shares a vision that all of us share, to reach out to the poor and the dispossessed.”
Really? All of us? Do we really all share the vision of reaching out to the poor and dispossessed?
Do We All, Really, Seek to Care for the Poor?
The HRC Red Equals Sign: Share & Tell
When it comes to politics and faith, Facebook better allows for simple sharing than complex reasoning. If support of marriage equality is important to you, have a real live face-to-face conversation about it with someone of a different viewpoint.
Election Day Communion & the Sacrament of Voting
Partisan politics separates us; Christ’s table unites us. Divisions into red and blue, voter blocs and turn-out machines cheapens us; the Lord’s Supper strengthens us. Yard signs, social media fights, and bumper stickers reduce us; in the bread and the wine Christ’s love is multiplied beyond our understanding.
7 Election Issues I Care About That Aren’t Talked About
Bruce Reyes Chow is asking, as part of Patheos’ Election 2012 coverage, “What Presbyterians Should Care About” this election. Here’s my answer: I have a particular interest in the issues we aren’t talking about this election season. I can’t be totally sure this is due to my faith rather than my penchant for debate. Either [...]
7 Ways to Remain Faithful (and Sane) This Election Season
Political advertisements assail our TVs. Yard signs sprout on every block. Email solicitations storm our inboxes daily. Whether we like it or not, November 6 is just around the corner. Short of going underground — or moving to Canada — how is a person to survive the torrent? It’s no easy task to stay faithful, [...]
Transforming Divisive Conversation
I have my hands full at the moment with some up-and-coming writing and other projects, but I did want to update the blog and give a quick public thanks to the Public Conversations Project. I attended a workshop in Minneapolis this week entitled, “Transforming Divisive Conversation” and learned a heckuvalot. (By the way, I attended [...]
5 Reasons to Stop Calling Things ‘God’s Plan’
Topping the list of the most annoying and least helpful excuses ever is the phrase, “It was God’s plan.” George Zimmerman, a Florida neighborhood watch member charged with the murder of Trayvon Martin, used it this week in an interview with Sean Hannity. Here’s five reasons to stop throwing around the phrase, “It was God’s plan.”