Fighting For Justice Never Ends

I was listening to a program out of the Constitution Center in Philadelphia yesterday that had a panel of three retired judges talking about the courts. Their perspectives spanned a…

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Vive La Différence

Many years ago, I was participating in a youth gathering and pointing out to the people there that the hymn “Amazing Grace” and the iconic rock song “Johnny Be Good”…

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It Isn’t “Inappropriate”

This week I was told about a high school where seven coaches – 7! – are being investigate for what is being called “inappropriate relations” with students. The coaches –…

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Low Expectations

I was a child of and with low expectations. I wasn’t born that way – I was taught to be that way. I heard the messages early on, first from…

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When Satire Isn’t Funny

You may have seen the video traveling around the internet-verse of a white, male, 60-something pastor doing his regular “hip” video at a local cafe, attempting to reach the world…

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Words Matter

I have written about this a few times over the last couple of years, but a video I saw on Facebook reminded me of the importance of words. It was…

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Where Is Your Joy? Part 2

I was sitting in the phlebotomist’s chair getting my regular blood work done, and I saw a man and his 4-ish year-old daughter walking up the ramp at the front…

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