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It seems to be a never-ending conversation – when is it appropriate for people of faith to speak out on issues that some would define as political? Much of the…

Last night I was privileged to attend a presentation by Dr. Chuck Barbera, the CEO and Executive Director of Reading Hospital. It was sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks…

This time a year ago I was going through a pretty nasty health problem; I got pneumonia, which I often do, that went septic. Nobody could really describe why this…

One of my ongoing conversations with Christians is about whether we take the Bible seriously or literally, and I am going through this with a small group of college students…

I have a friend who is a pastor in a church I occasionally attend. She has done an amazing job but has face tremendous adversity. Why? Because she is a…

For 10 years I have been comparing the growing MAGA movement with the birth of Nazi Germany, and while I still believe that there are some important – and frightening…

Yesterday, we all learned about a 5-year-old boy – Liam Conejo Ramos – who was placed in detention. He is the fourth child in Minneapolis this has happened to, and…

For years I have been telling people that most faith communities – yes, most – are places of inequality. Many of them define themselves by who is not welcome, and…

In a nutshell, the Confessing Church was a loose affiliation of Christians (and others) who worked against the Nazis during WWII. They kept a low profile, working against fascism underground…

My son lives in a condo community in S. Carolina, about 2 miles from the Charlotte, NC border. His neighborhood, from what I have seen, is very diverse and one…