Today, Elie Wiesel (pronounced Vee-zel or Wee-zel) returned to the place he lived for a time, the place his father died. This is the concentration camp that, at the time of its liberation by western military forces, contained infants living in modified horse stables. Walking down a beautiful stretch of scenery several decades later, Wiesel [...]

I use the phrases “personal piety” and “social justice” not because I personally use them often but because I hear them used often by theologians, ministers, students, and other people interested in religious/spiritual conversations.
I’ve noticed that people who are primarily passionate about personal piety (reading the bible, devotionals, keeping a journal and other daily rituals) [...]

I won’t spoil the plot . . . but, if you get a chance, check out the book Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore.
All I’ll say is this. I was exhausted last night. I picked up to read a few chapters and ended up staying up halfway through the [...]

On this day, the 40th anniversary of Dr. King’s tragic death in Memphis, we pause to remember a man who gave his life (as did Jesus of Nazareth) to show the world that love, not violence, is the most powerful force in the universe.A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the [...]

For the past three months, Thursday’s have been my Sabbath rest day. I used to practice Sabbath on Saturday’s . . . but more and more that is proving to be impossible. Sunday’s usually begin around 730am not ending until 9 or 10pm. Monday’s and Tuesday’s are fairly typical (9am to 5pm), while Wednesday is [...]