House of Prayer
The forced resignation of Patrick Conroy as chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives quickly sparked questions and concerns about the intermingling of religion and politics. Some lawmakers
You Can Go Home Again
Earlier this winter, 48 years and one week after my younger brother Dennis died from injuries sustained in a car accident, my two siblings and I, along
Hypocrisy of Strikes on Syria
Watching the news Saturday night as missiles from the United States, United Kingdom and France struck Syria, I found myself pondering questions about the attack — and about
Letters to a Myanmar Jail
On Christmas Eve of 2016, the military of Myanmar
Discerning Our Kairos
Last year, I was in a meeting with Rev. Paul Msiza, the South African pastor who is president of the Baptist World Alliance. In a Q&A session
The Arrival of Grace
One of my favorite movies of 2016 was a science fiction film called “Arrival.” The movie follows a linguist and a physicist who are brought in by the U.S. military after
We Clearly Have a Problem
Each weekday as I drop my son off for school, my last words to him as he grabs his backpack and hurries out of the car are
I Want It All, I Want It Now
Have you ever met a Veruca Salt in real life? A person who thinks that the world revolves around them and everyone in the world exists to make them happy or
Illuminating Fundamentalism
The release of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s “Illumination Project” quickly sparked criticism from Fundamentalists on the right — and the left.
News You Can’t Quote in Church
I no longer turn the news on the radio when my son in the car. Last month, in particular, the moral failings of our leaders and celebrities