What history are we making?

I remember when my son first asked me what history is. I told him it’s the story we write with our lives.

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A day of mourning each November

I have been asked more than once to participate in civic Thanksgiving services. And more than once, I’ve declined.

What history are we making?

I remember when my son first asked me what history is. I told him it’s the story we write with our lives.

Pastors in exile

Clergy who have fled Russian-occupied Ukraine are finding new ways to provide pastoral care for parishioners who are still there.

When Caesar gets demanding

“What will be God’s,” asks Tertullian, “if all things are Caesar’s?” It’s a challenging question at a time when the state is asking us to acquiesce to a secret, unaccountable police force.