All posts filed under: The Times We Live In

Addressing the challenges of our polarized times

It’s an old, old story: Power doesn’t corrupt, it reveals

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N.T. Wright observes that we are made to exercise power, but true human power comes through self-giving love.

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Joy is too often dislocated, as if there could be no simple pleasures which are not really about cash.

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Margaret Heffernan sees our humanity and creativity as key to navigating an uncertain future.

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Be careful of labels. Sometimes a pickup truck is just a pickup truck. And people are always more than just a label.

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Baseball and other sports have sold out to the gambling interests. My bet is that it will not end well.

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Pauli Murray was one of the most consequential and hopeful of 20th century Americans.

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To face important questions about national interests, the media must move beyond the blame game.

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A Labor Day appreciation for those who are up early to ensure the rest of us can function.

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Blog favorites while we’re on break for some body, mind, and soul maintenance.

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I love the pithy proverb – volume 4.