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July 2021

July 31, 2021

The sin of despair

Despair looks for excuses not to act and always finds them. Hope, it’s opposite, always...

April 2021

April 03, 2021

Holy Saturday

This day, the Saturday that can’t know if there will ever be a Sunday, is...

April 11, 2020

Holy Saturday

This day, the Saturday that can’t know if there will ever be a Sunday, is...

August 2019

August 07, 2019

Piece of string? I’m a frayed knot

• This is what we evangelical Christian types call a "personal testimony." And it's a...

May 2017

May 11, 2017

That’s my secret, Captain …

Anger, we're told, will eat you alive and make you unhappy. And that can be...

May 11, 2016

Smart people saying smart things (5.11)

Elias Chacour, Barack Obama, Liz Plank, Rebecca Solnit and 111 United Methodist clergy and candidates...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

‘Ed Dobson loved homosexuals’

Ed Dobson was a lieutenant in Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority and helped to create the...

December 28, 2015

Brother Paul and the Ship of Miracles: Good stories

"The Meredith was designed to haul cargo and only had accommodations for 12 passengers and...

December 01, 2015

Abd el-Kader and Syrian refugees

With the rejection of Syrian refugees becoming an ugly political issue for Republican presidential candidates,...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Smart people saying smart things (10.29)

Smart thoughts from Richard Beck, Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Marilynne Robinson, and Mikey Dickerson.

August 2015

August 06, 2015

Postcards from the culture wars (8.6)

"The commandments -- 'You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

New Horizons

We live in a world of boundaries that seem as inconceivably vast as the distances...

December 2014

December 01, 2014

It’s a Marvel comic book, Saturday matinee fairy tale, boy

Some Monday morning linkage, including: Why the burning of a black church isn't "news;" Canadian...

June 2014

June 17, 2014

The ivy taps on the window pane

A few things, including: Nicolae Carpathia plays a role in Iowa's Senate race. The death...

June 13, 2013

Good news for people who like good news

Twelve more reasons to celebrate, including: Marriage equality in France and Minnesota; cornstarch is better...

May 2013

May 14, 2013

Some infinite thing

"None of this stuff is really about morality or religion or dogma or big fancy...

May 11, 2013

Good news for people who like good news

In the long run, the arc bends toward justice and love wins. In the short...

April 2013

April 09, 2013

Good news for people who like good news

Here's another 12 reasons that maybe the optimists aren't completely wrong, including: A town fights...

April 03, 2013

‘What will happen to them?’

"It's alright to talk about 'streets flowing with milk and honey,' but God has commanded...

March 2013

March 07, 2013

More good news for people who like good news

Here are a dozen more pieces of good news -- a dozen more reasons to...

March 06, 2013

‘You never stop fighting for your own’

That distinction, I think, clarifies why so many conversations about this topic and this question...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

More good news for people who like good news

Video of a basketball turnover for the ages, plus a dozen more reasons to celebrate,...

February 09, 2013

More good news for people who like good news

Here are a dozen more good reasons to be happy and hopeful, including: a vote...

January 2013

January 25, 2013

Good news for people who like good news

A million workers get a raise; winning against malaria; a big solar investment; Canadians are...

January 20, 2013

‘Not to injure or destroy but to build … to reconcile’: The Gospel according to John Lewis

"We were convinced that peace could not be achieved through violence. Violence begets violence, and...

January 09, 2013

More good news: Another dozen reasons to celebrate

Malala Yousufzai leaves the hospital; Episcopalians and teenagers spoil Westboro's plans; the "Sk8ter Grrls of...

December 2012

December 30, 2012

12 reasons to be happy

Let's ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive and take a look at reasons to celebrate, including: "All You...

December 17, 2012

Amen, brother: The man who planted beats

Sometimes transformation comes from little things -- from brief, unplanned moments that at the time...

December 09, 2012

Smithsonian profiles Bryan Stevenson: ‘Mass Incarceration Defines Us’

"Bryan Stevenson expects anger because he wants to discuss the explosive rise in inmate populations,...

September 2012

September 04, 2012

Do ‘something awesome’

The Community Church of the Open Door "did something awesome." They had a church-wide garage...