Faith, values, and the 2016 election
If this election season is sucking your will to live, here’s a breath of fresh air. HERE is a reflection guide for voters called “Faith, Values, and the 2016 Election: Toward a Politics of the Golden Rule.” It is published by Faith in Public Life and has strong ecumenical and…
Day of Atonement
Last evening after our Worship Commission met I went into the sanctuary to experience worship of another kind, the service already underway. About 100 members of the Little Minyan Jewish congregation were beginning their observance of the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The congregation…
Jesus for President?
In the High School Sunday School class, we are spending part of the fall semester talking about the relationship between faith and politics. The hope is that we could create a space for the high school youth (and the teachers) to process and think critically about the politically charged atmosphere…
Beyond colorblindness
In the third edition of their classic book, Racial Formation in the United States, Michael Omi and Howard Winant characterize our present era as that of “colorblindness.” They trace it back to the early 1970’s as a response to the Civil Rights advances of the 60’s. As a racial…
Very Married
I’ve been invited to be on the launch team for the new Herald Press book Very Married: Field Notes on Love and Fidelity, by Katherine Willis Pershey. Being on the team basically involves getting a free pre-release copy of the book, reading it, writing a (honest) review, and spreading the…
