Is There a Sunny Side to the Street?
I have the habit of singing to myself, humming or whistling as I go about my daily routine. Sometimes, a song gets “stuck” in my brain and is hard to ...
There’s Injustice, then there’s Structural Injustice
Most of us have experienced bullies, the kids who pick on other kids in school and other places. We’ve seen such bullies smack other kids, brazenly take a kid’s lunch ...
A Right to Outrage?
We live in an age of outrage. It’s on the left and the right. People seem to be easily appalled, shocked, dismayed and insulted, and they seem to want others ...
Courage and the Search for God
In watching the media coverage of the death of civil rights leader, non-violence advocate and Congressman John Lewis, I was moved by the courage shown by Lewis and other “trouble ...
How Doubt Prevents Smugness
My friend, Terry Bruce, recently reminded me of a sort of tongue-in-cheek creed of journalists: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” Those words, in fact, were ...
Resilience and the Search for God, Part II
A few years ago, Eilene Zimmerman decided she wanted to help her estranged husband who obviously needed it. But she was shocked when she went to his home and found ...