A Time of Lament and Celebration

A Time of Lament and Celebration

On this 250th anniversary of our nation, as Americans gather on July 4 beneath skies illuminated by fireworks and streets adorned in red, white and blue, my heart is fraught with mixed emotions. I love this country, yet I grieve for it. I celebrate the democratic...
In No Mood to Celebrate (White) Freedom

In No Mood to Celebrate (White) Freedom

  I hate, I despise your religious festivals. Your assemblies are a stench to me (Amos 5:21). Fifty years ago, on the bicentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, my mother was not in the mood to celebrate. A graduate student at the University...