Seeking the Light of Advent in Our Divided Society

Seeking the Light of Advent in Our Divided Society

Before ascending to the presidency of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech in 1858 that would launch his political future. That speech would foreshadow his political career and his country’s growing division concerning slavery. Drawing from...

When It’s Time to Stare Down the Elephant

I climbed into an open vehicle for a night safari with about 15 other people one evening in Kruger National Park in South Africa. For the first two hours, we saw nothing except for a glimpse of the uninspiring backside of a hippo. But then we spotted two small...

How You Can End the Us-vs.-Them War

While in the religion section of Barnes and Noble recently, I found two books that struck me as indicative of America at this juncture. One was titled “Why the Christian Right Is Wrong,” and the other was “God’s Own Party: The Making of the...