Posts by pwsadmin
What’s in a Name?
Over the last couple of decades, Americans have been doing something extraordinary – we have been removing statues and changing the names of military bases. This has been controversial, to…
Read MoreWhen Religious Fervor Becomes Homicidal
Religion is a strange animal – it can do incredible good, heal people of their spiritual struggles, give us a place to call home. It can also become toxic, forming…
Read MoreThe Iniquity of Inequity, Part 5 – Protest
As I wrote yesterday, my wife and I were involved in the peaceful protest last Saturday on 5th Street Highway. We stood there with over 2000 others – in the…
Read MoreThe Iniquity of Inequity, Part 4 – Rights
Rights matter. Every child is supposed to have been taught about the Bill of Rights, and our entire understanding of self-governance and individuality is supported by the foundational documents we…
Read MoreThe Iniquity of Inequity, Part 3 – Marriage
Once I grew up and got over my immature misunderstandings about sexuality and gender, I began to see how wrong our rules were about things like marriage. I was raised…
Read MoreThe Iniquity of Inequity, Part 2 – The Poor Part of Town
Poverty is a disease, and those who live in poverty are usually blamed for their conditions. While it is true that some people cause their own poverty through bad investments,…
Read MoreThe Iniquity of Inequity
When we moved to this part of Pennsylvania, our son was one year old. As we prepared to find a community to live in, we researched the schools, looking at…
Read MoreTrying to Follow Jesus
I think that it has always been easy to be a Christian in America, but I also think it has always been hard to be a follower of Jesus in…
Read MoreBlaming the Victim
For most of my life I have heard women’s stories about how they have been abused by men. Every single one of them who was willing to talk about it…
Read MoreSpiritual Grownups
Jesus used nature a lot when describing what faithful living was supposed to be like. He told a story about a man who owned property that had a tree that…
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