I was sitting in the chapel last Wednesday between two women and we got to the hymn “For Everyone Born,” which somehow finds “justice and joy” in a verse where “abuser, abused, with need to forgive” have “a place at … Continue reading
The mass shooting in Odessa and Midland, Texas, on August 31, adds to the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton of August 3 and 4, 2019. These cannot be allowed to recede into the learned-helplessness of our politics, even … Continue reading
The False Allure of U.S. Power Visiting the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima this summer led me to reflect on U.S. power with a new sense of urgency. In my opinion, the museum does a very effective job of accomplishing … Continue reading
Nationalism is a False Flag. Editor’s Note: This sermon was preached on May 15, 2019, at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s national office in Louisville, KY. It refers to Isaiah 58 as it appears in the NRSV. Although not originally a … Continue reading