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Refugees from Racism? Really?
Perhaps the rest of the world should not be overly concerned about a few dozen white South Africans who pretend to be fleeing a nonexistent


Zionism must be understood “from the standpoint of its victims”
The demonization of pro-Palestinian voices in the United States has risen dramatically. Zionists have attacked critics of Israel’s policies and practices by conflating anti-Zionism with


Homecoming – Chapter One of “Rooted”
The kids were silent. Eerily silent. Quite possibly more silent than four kids aged five through ten confined to car seats have ever been in


The New Meaning of Being Busy — Through the Lens of Scripture
The 21st century has transformed busyness into a deeply subjective experience. You can feel busy even when you aren’t physically overburdened. This new busyness is


How to Follow the Benedictine Rule
Despite its name, the Rule of St. Benedict is not actually a collection of rules. It is the constitutional document for Benedictine monasteries. It


Wandering in a Cosmic Wilderness Part 2: Glimmerings of God
The Reformed belief in the complementarity of the books of revelation offers a third way. It invites believers to open their hearts and search for


Wandering in a Cosmic Wilderness Part 1: On My Own, Slip Slidin’ Away
I look up and see heavens so vast and mysterious that I feel lost, wandering in a cosmic wilderness. The infinite immensity of space threatens


I Don’t Want to Be a Jerk
I preached on LGBTQ issues four times in forty years, once in each church I served. I tried to model how to talk about these


The Cost of Christian Cultural Warfare
Christian nationalist and culture-war ideologies offer what may sound like an appealing pathway forward. The call to “take back our country” and win the culture


How Ignoring Our Bodies is Harming Our Souls
My body is me. Any attempt to ignore and suppress this body-soul oneness is to cause harm, for it is to live in opposition to


The Sabbath Way: Time is Love
The Sabbath invites us to get clear about what our values are in relation to time, so that when we feel the tug between fast


Name(s), Faith, and Prayer
One night, as my grandfather lay there, body-quaking, he suddenly felt a warm sensation throughout his body. He felt drawn to the light, the same