THE BOOTS
byDon’t ask me where I heard the story, but one motif remained lodged in my memory: the winter boots. Perhaps some compelling reasons are…
Editorial
Three Time-Worn Relational Dynamics That Need to Change
byExoneration of Kyle Rittenhouse for the August 2020 killings of John Rosenblum and Anthony Huber, and serious wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz, repulsed our sense…
For the Last Time
byI stood in line at Macy’s in October and made conversation with a woman purchasing a simple outfit to accommodate her COVID figure. I…
Desperate Give and the Real Take
byAngel, with the blue eyes, lurked on the outskirts of our Chester, Pennsylvania Message Community Infusion in July. I don’t necessarily blame him for…
Riding the Waves
byThe aging disciple John recorded the best expression of “destiny” that I have ever known. This, glimmering sliver of hope expresses a word picture…
10 Profiles of Toxic religion and the Antidote
byWhether it is dogmatic, or an errant interpretation and internalization of a spiritual practice or norm, toxic “faith” emanates from a variety of sources….
Secret of Black Chill
byIt was the bounce of her curls and the vibrancy of her maroon pantsuit, flowing with her familiar gait that caused a sigh of…
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
byThe lies that resulted in the loss of life at the United States Capitol this week were the inevitable fruit of the poisonous…
Valuation
byAncient moral wisdom found in the Bible rebukes this history, and the system that birthed and perpetuates it. How do we know this? I
point you to the Bible’s repeated declaration that
“God hates dishonest scales.”
I Dream a World Where We Can Make It Stop
byI dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn I dream…