“Religion Pure and Undefiled”
Pardon me if I’ve told this story before. On one of my trips to rural El Salvador with fellow parishioners from Iowa, I was walking down a dirt road – ...
Showing Up
If you go out to dinner much, you’ll notice that the service – even at the restaurants you like best – can be spotty. Often it’s not that the server ...
Resistance to Religion: Thoughtfulness or Trendiness?
I suppose many of us believe that people who don’t see things our way are merely influenced by others, the culture, trends, etc., and don’t think for themselves. That’s usually ...
People as “Garbage”
In a speech about immigration, a prominent politician recently remarked that America has become “a dumping ground. We’re like a garbage can for the world.” And at a political rally, ...
Christianity: One Size Fits All?
There’s a strange story in the Gospel of Luke about Jesus sending out a large group of disciples, two by two, as a kind of advance contingent “into every town ...
How To Pray
“Say what?” some may ask. “Who do you think you are telling your readers how to pray?” Well, remember that this blog is principally for people who have given up ...