Forgiveness Is the Key – Weekly Video with Bishop Desmond Tutu
"Love keeps no record of wrongs." Surely the Apostle Paul gives us an ideal too great for humans to exercise.…
The Rupture of Forgiveness In a World of Revenge
Today pastors will preach on the day the United States collectively remembers 9/11 ten years later. My sermon title for…
Clippings No. 4
Traveling and intermittent Internet service has delayed my regular Clippings post. Here are some pieces that have caught my eye…
Friday Photo(s) – Columns, Mirrors, Stairs
Architecture has always intrigued me. In fact, some of you know I once thought that would be my vocational gig.…
Learning from the “Formerly Scary Other,” Or Difference Brings Clarity
Growing up in a very conservative Christian environment meant “liberals” were "scary others." Zac recently met my friend Tripp Fuller.…
The Scary Other, Or If You Are Not For Me You Are Against Me
Yesterday, Alan commented on my recent post on "Risking the Ethics of Critique." He did not understand why someone of…
Weekly Video – David Bazan, “Hard to Be”
We work really hard to manage our lives. Often we find ourselves worn out by managing to live in spite…
Risking the Ethics of Critique
Social media creates any number of occasions for errant critique. Ernest Goodman interrupted his regularly scheduled programming about Scripture translation…
Friday Photo – Halona Blow Hole
One of the amazing sights on Oahu is the Halona Blow Hole. The natural wonder is part of the coastal…
Welcome Home Cohen – One Year Later
One year ago today marked the end of an almost month long "residency" in the NICU at OU Medical Center.…