Putin, Trump, and the Wizard’s Spell

Putin, Trump, and the Wizard’s Spell

Apparently, it was tea and crumpets at the Vlad-and-Donnie showdown. You knew something was up when Our Dear President applauded Putin as he descended the stairs of the Russian presidential airplane—dwarfed next to Air Force One—onto a red carpet, no less. Putin, who...
Declare Yourself

Declare Yourself

You may have seen the social media meme of a woman in Victorian style dress. The caption reads: “These days most of my exercise comes from shaking my head.” Have any of you been doing this kind of exercise lately? Without a doubt, we’re in a rough patch as citizens in...
Passion Week | A Meditation on Getting Right with God

Passion Week | A Meditation on Getting Right with God

We stand on the cusp of Jesus’ final, “triumphal” entry into Jerusalem, his rhetorical jousting with religious authorities, culminating in his inevitable confrontation with Rome’s rulers and the Temple’s bouncers. How great would it be if “getting right with God” were...
13 Urgent Thoughts Before Consequential Election

13 Urgent Thoughts Before Consequential Election

The United States is at one of the most dangerous moments in our nation’s political history. We have a president who thinks “when someone is president of the United States, the authority is total.” Someone who winks at white supremacist terror plots to assassinate...