A Dream of Lady Liberty

A Dream of Lady Liberty

I had a dream of Lady Liberty. She had a blindfold on, and her right arm, which had lifted the torch of welcome and hope, was cut off.  The words of Emma Lazarus, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” had been effaced from the...
We Cannot Live Without Earth’s Bounty

We Cannot Live Without Earth’s Bounty

I have resonated with the Earth and its creatures since long before the first Earth Day was celebrated 53 years ago. In fact, I was an “ecologist” before I knew the word. As a small boy, I wandered around the undeveloped fields bordering our subdivision in Louisville,...
People of Good Faith: David Wheeler

People of Good Faith: David Wheeler

David Wheeler is an adjunct professor of theology at Palmer Seminary in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He served previously as senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon, and as professor of theology and ethics at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. 1....
Is Abortion a Theological Dilemma?

Is Abortion a Theological Dilemma?

Shouts of rejoicing and expressions of anger and grief rolled across the U.S. in the wake of the Supreme Court´s Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. Realistically, as a white, male Baby Boomer – no matter how empathetic I might seek to be – I...