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Starting in the mid-’90s and running till about 2008, I presented short, pithy teasers on WCBS NewsRadio concerning values, civility, and the common good. At the time, that news station⦠Read More
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Starting in the mid-’90s and running till about 2008, I presented short, pithy teasers on WCBS NewsRadio concerning values, civility, and the common good. At the time, that news station⦠Read More
How are you feeling these days? Overwhelmed by the “yuck factor” in our presidential race? Given the level of childishness and disingenuousness within our political culture, I was reminded of⦠Read More
Researchers at Dartmouth College devised a brain scan that could identify race bias. Using a variation of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, it was possible to map brain activity when⦠Read More
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
Every once in a while, it’s a good idea to break up the pattern of your day with a question that catches you off-guard, something unexpected that comes at you⦠Read More
Anticipating the 15th anniversary of the tragic events on 9/11/01, I was interviewed by United Methodist Communications about my pastoral experience serving a congregation in Manhattan during that wildly disorienting⦠Read More
In the spirit of the end of summer, I want to share the following YouTube vignette as testimony to the power of Bible study among a group of women who,⦠Read More
A parable of faith for late summer… Attending a party during a fierce storm, an interesting conversation evolved with a woman I’ll call Alice. She was a smart professional—a lawyer,⦠Read More
This political season is providing fodder for decades-long reflection on the matter of character. In general, good character has little traction in our public conversation, that is, a sustained consideration⦠Read More
The young man in my office had come to talk about tensions in his life and a growing anxiety that was developing about life-path decisions. He felt pretty clear about⦠Read More