Triumph of an Unbreakable Spirit
I found myself celebrating Easter this Christmas, and I was quite moved by the experience. No, my calendar was not … Continue Reading
War
Video: Genocide, Religious Warfare or A Third Option
From Odyssey Networks’ Faith on the Record series: Christians are increasingly at threat of ethnic cleansing throughout the Middle East … Continue Reading
Understanding Why We Fight
The news keeps getting worse, be it from Ferguson, Missouri or Ukraine. In each case, a day or two of … Continue Reading
Israeli and Palestinian Women Design New Patterns for Peace
Whatever you feel about the political biases of the 24/7 media, the fact that the only news we see about … Continue Reading
The Weakness of Power and the Power of Weakness
“Nazis, Nazis, Nazis,” said Steve our 40 year-old, charismatic, Australian (by way of a half dozen countries) guide as we … Continue Reading
The Israel-Hamas War: Hope on the Edge
“Use your words,” I remember saying to my children when they wanted to hit or bite during those terrible twos … Continue Reading
Glenn Beck: Liberals Were Right
I don’t want to make more of this than it is especially given the serious polarization that does exist in … Continue Reading
Our Soldier Heroes and Us
The most emotionally powerful moment in President Obama’s State of the Union address was also its most morally complicated.? As … Continue Reading
A Vivid History of an ‘Unimagined’ Victory
Here’s one of the wisest books I’ve read in a very long time: Like Dreamers – The Story of the … Continue Reading
Honoring Our Veterans Isn’t Just One Day
Today is Veterans Day and whatever our politics or opinions of war, we need to respect, honor and most critically, … Continue Reading