Red, White, Blue and True Colors

Red, White, Blue and True Colors

“Now your true colors are coming out.” By this, we mean the mask has been removed and the performative self has taken a bow.  Cover blown; I’ll see myself out. Unwittingly, they have shared what they really think. Show’s over. This is not to be confused with the...
Remembering ‘Bootleg Preacher’ Will D. Campbell

Remembering ‘Bootleg Preacher’ Will D. Campbell

Author’s note: This reflection on Will D. Campbell (1924-2013) is offered in remembrance of his life and ministry on the anniversary of his birth on July 18. I was a stranger in a strange land, having left behind a Baylor University football scholarship for the...

A Personal Struggle with Soul Freedom

We all know that the most vain of mortals are those who make a career of humility lest their true vanity be unmasked. Exhibitionism is tacky, and vainglory is the cardinal sin, another reason to be judicious with superlatives when reporting on one’s own...