Fifty years ago, as our nation celebrated its bicentennial, a shy skinny suburban fourth grader summoned the courage to step out from among his classmates. Performing his impersonation of James Cagney as he spun, shook and slid across a soulless gymnasium floor. His classmates in support of his stage entrance as they sung about a […]
Tag Archives: politicians
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Jun
Jun
We all want to believe that by and large we’re a good person. Maybe; but probably not as good as we believe. It’s not that humans are bad per se, but it’s more nuanced. Humans, like all of creation, are pronounced good by God. Every person conceived in love and custom-made to love. Love that’s […]
Weekly Reflections
The Myth of Divided Loyalties, the Lies We Tell Ourselves and the Suck of Politics
10
Jan
Jan
In 1963, three years before I was born and two years after the US sent its first combat troops into Vietnam, CS Lewis would write, “The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks.” More than sixty years later, his words […]
01
Jun
Jun
Even now, as I walk in the grace and mercy of God, I find myself in judgement of others. Disappointed with myself when I recognize it. Delighted that God has humbled my heart to help me recognize when I fall short of honoring my neighbor.