Earth Day 2023
The history of Earth Day, first celebrated in 1970, is worth knowing as we struggle to transcend partisanship.
All posts filed under: The Times We Live In
Addressing the challenges of our polarized times
Bad events, good trends
The world isn’t as bad as you think.
Aligning the way we eat with our values
How might you eat in ways that are in alignment with your social and theological values?
A country that was built on a protest
The authoritarianism in the Tennessee legislature builds on a past but is moving towards a new low.
Faith, race, and the American experience
James Cone’s book on the cross and the lynching tree will upset your equilibrium in all the best ways.
Equality means equality
History teaches us how ordinary people have figured out how to work together to save democracy.
Turning gratitude into thankfulness
If your practice of gratitude is sporadic, here are four tips to help you be “radically grateful.”
The Black National Anthem
In honor of Black History Month, a repost of an essay celebrating the Black National Anthem.
Liz Vice’s road to redemption
Liz Vice “walks the stony road to redemption.”
Things just take the time they take
Trying to control the future is like trying to take the master carpenter’s place.
MORE TO COME... 