Even though most of his friends denied he ever said it, history credits P.T. Barnum for the line, “There’s a sucker born every minute,”. Here’s something he did say about […]
Well, crap. I mean, shoot! I mean, sorry Jesus! Some of us are out here talking about how Jesus is hugs and butterflies all the time. Meanwhile, he’s out here […]
A scientist in my former congregation, John, and I used to get into friendly arguments about what the most crucial moral and spiritual issue of our day was. I said […]
Stealing your brother’s birthright can be tricky business and justice between brothers can be swift and especially cruel. Because of the deceit involved in stealing his birthright, Esau vowed he […]
Some people have green thumbs, and some people don’t. My Jewish mother-in-law, of blessed memory, had a way with African violets. She also knew how to do donkey tail plants […]
A container of Kentucky Fried Chicken appeared to be dancing in the middle of the dark street, with a life of its own, so we stopped to investigate. Out of […]
Maybe you, like me, have at present no earthly beloved to gather you in their arms and spirit you away to an enchanted love nest. Maybe you, like me, […]
The excitement was palpable at the Opening Worship of the United Church of Christ’s General Synod 34 in Indianapolis, as Jamar Doyle, President and CEO of UCC Council for Health and Human Services […]
In a ruling made Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court declared affirmative action admissions programs at public and private colleges and universities unconstitutional. In a dissenting opinion, Justice Ketanji Brown […]
