Who knew? This small Christian sect, considered heterodox by many, stood firm against an evil regime.

A church dinner. A protest rally. Jesus’ dream. Jefferson’s declaration. While not identical, they work in tandem. To envision an expanding circle.

 “They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers” (Mark 12:40 NRSV). Or more starkly: “They shamelessly cheat widows out of

If we think God is a vindictive judge, we’ll imitate that God, on the assumption that God loves a favored few and hates everyone else.

I’m feeling a great disconnect from how my church is managing its life of faith in the gathering darkness.

A ‘social imaginary’ is a collective vision of a desirable and feasible future.

I spent the morning at Dachau Concentration Camp memorial site, just outside Munich. I wandered the grounds and exhibitions: the roll call area, barracks, infirmary,

Energized discussion was already underway when I walked into my college classroom. Students were talking about the news report. A young man, stone drunk, had

Charles Dickens’ “ghostly little tale,” A Christmas Carol is one of individual conversion and transformation. But tucked away in a short dialogue between Ebenezer Scrooge