Category: Articles

An Age of Diversity

I moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1969 into a working-class white-flight neighborhood with large lawns and small houses. Today the neighborhood includes African Americans, Koreans,

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Epiphany

“Take the story we retell every epiphany,” said my pastor, Jack Roeda. So, here it is, the story we retell every epiphany: the magi saw

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Choosing Hope

I did not vote for Barack Obama, but I did wish him well, even publicly so on the pages of Perspectives in early 2009. As

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Why Obama?

I voted for Barack Obama in 2008, and half-way through this term I am more confident than ever that America and I chose well. From

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Theologians and Economists in Dialogue

Discussions between theologians and economists can dissolve into a great mass of frustration and confusion. Since the subject matter often involves issues of public policy,

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