Have you ever thought about how much food there is in the Bible? I’ll admit I hadn’t thought about it much until last week, when I spent a couple of days with Doug Worgul at the Buechner Institute of Faith…
Why is it important that Jesus wasn’t married? Allow a personal disclosure first. I don’t think Jesus was married. But in the past month or so since a textual fragment was discovered that suggests he was married, I’ve asked myself…
All is right with the world: the NFL has brought back their regular referees. A week ago the hallowed halls of the institution I serve were aflame because of the injustice wreaked on the Green Bay Packers by the NFL’s…
“Dad was born in Mexico.” It’s been a few weeks, but that line, from Mitt Romney’s speech at last month’s Republican Convention, made me sit up and take notice like I do every morning after the third push of the…
There is a dispute whether it was Peter McGuire of the Brotherhood of Carpenters or Matthew Maguire of the International Association of Machinists who thought up Labor Day. McGuire or Maguire, Labor Day was first celebrated by the Central Labor…
With the recent announcement of Rep. Paul Ryan as the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, the major party slates are set and the choice before us has been defined as sharply as any in recent electoral memory. Some Christian voters – especially…
“When you’re through learning, you’re through,” the old adage goes, and here’s what I’ve learned in the two weeks since last I blogged here. I have learned that archery is the national sport of Bhutan and team handball is the…
In the aftermath of last Friday’s horrific events in Aurora, Colorado, I have heard several people describe the shooter as “pure evil” or “insane.” No one seems to be asking if our society somehow shoulders any of the blame for…
One of the first times I met Cliff Anderson he was sitting in a chair in the corner of my college dorm room eating a pineapple. I remember both of us laughing when our hands stuck together, a result of…
“Follow the money.” If you are of a certain vintage, you recall “Deep Throat” saying those memorable words to Bob Woodward in a dark DC parking garage in All the President’s Men. Over the years, I’ve found that advice has…
