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...
Why Amnesia Is No Virtue and Nostalgia Is No Use

Why Amnesia Is No Virtue and Nostalgia Is No Use

Bodily autonomy’s centrality to the existence of liberty is genetically encoded in my memory, in my very being. I reflect on a profound irony of two starkly contrasting events that took place in the same week. A son of Texas, a descendant of former slaves finally...
What Words Are There to Say?

What Words Are There to Say?

The fundamental rights of over half our country have just been erased. Our neighbors will suffer, and we need to say something. This is a time in which people of faith should speak up. But I confess, I’m too tired. I’m tired of coming up with words that try to explain...