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Go Figure

February 22nd, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

With a bit of tongue-in-cheek a recent article in The Washington Post entitled, “The ‘Uber for friends’ plan to save millennials from loneliness” begins like this: Clay Kohut’s pitch for… Read More

Less than the Best

February 19th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

William Butler Yeats wrote his famous poem “The Second Coming,” in 1920, a time when most people assumed that what had just come to an end was “the war to… Read More

Harper Lee, RIP

February 16th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

So here’s a little bit of Christ Church lore on the occasion of the passing of Harper Lee, reclusive author of the beloved To Kill a Mockingbird. Nelle Harper, as… Read More

Good Question

February 5th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

Since God figured so prominently in the Iowa caucuses, Jimmy Kimmel thought it might be interesting to put into the mouth of Jesus several things the candidates actually said. Check… Read More

Civility

January 29th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

A friend walked onto the subway train and sat down in the last available seat. Several stops later a large, late-term pregnant woman lumbered on board and my friend rose… Read More

Radical

January 22nd, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

Some years ago a middle-aged man in my office reported a lifetime series of failed relationships with his several wives, children and business partners. He had lived life to the… Read More

Useful Reminder

January 15th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

A recent New Yorker cartoon depicts a rough looking shepherd, staff in hand, speaking to what appears to be a burning bush: “Yeah, I could walk all the way to… Read More

Jitters

January 8th, 2016 by Stephen Bauman

Happy New Year to all readers of Faith Matters! Make it terrific! As for that, 2016 doesn’t have the feel of being off to a very good start. Jitters about… Read More