Current Affairs
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Losing our morality in the death penalty
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3 min read
We are responsible. This isn’t about someone else. It is about us. We haven’t been doing enough. Last week, when confronted with the fact that he sent 234 inmates to their execution, including an innocent man, Texas Governor Rick Perry appeared jubilant and remorseless–and the Tea Party-filled crowd cheered. As I tweeted, I had visions…
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Forgiveness and 9/11
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1 min read
This morning I was at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Rome, Georgia. What a day to make one’s first appearance as supply! But they were gracious and welcoming and I think we made some good worship! Of course, preaching on such a day as this, it is impossible (or possible, but cowardly) to…
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Emphasis on the labor: 6 thoughts about Labor Day
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3 min read
What do we think of when we hear the word labor? And what might those things have to do with Labor Day? As we all kick back, eating hamburgers and drinking beer in that holiday vibe that says “one last hoorah” for summer, let’s keep a few things in mind. Labor as work. We…
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The 9/11 Memorial isn’t our gig
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3 min read
Have you ever been to a concert in which the band invites someone up on the stage to play with them? It is a pretty exciting experience; musicians jamming together in a new way, making pretty spectacular music. Then the guy gets off of the stage and they go back to playing. He leaves, even though the…
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What if China fails?
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4 min read
I was sitting in Barnes & Noble a few weeks ago and some book title I can no longer remember caught my eye. It made me think of this question: what if China fails? It got me thinking. What if the Chinese economy collapsed today? What would it mean for all of us here? This…