In the United States, we have the privilege of living under a government elected by and accountable to its citizens. We also have a history of robust civic engagement in the political process. The last several years have witnessed a degree of polarization not seen for decades in American political life. This polarization has prompted...
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I recently spent a week staying with some of my dearest friends. Their kids are ages five, seven, nine, and 12, and man, do they know how to get under one another’s skin. They know just the thing to say, just the tone to use, and just the face to make to send another sibling...
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I spoke to a former Senator recently who relayed to me just how hard his time had been in politics. He said that there were some Senators who were irrelevant. They would batten down the hatches. They would lock their doors to real dialogue with other “worldly” Senators and the worldly system. They consistently voted...
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For most of 30 years I’ve been meeting with two friends every Wednesday morning for a cup of something. Very ordinary people we are, we meet in very ordinary places like Panera or Peets, to talk about the vocations of our lives—and then go off into our work another day, taking up the callings and careers...
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Will it be any better the next time? For several years, the trifecta of COVID, an election, and race tore churches apart. What was obviously missing was that pesky fellow Paul’s understanding that we ought to put the needs of others first. (See 1 Corinthians 8 and Romans 14.) Instead of becoming a hotbed of...
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On May 6, 1776, thirty-two “sons of Virginia” representing every county of the state met at Williamsburg to pass a resolution calling for the Virginia delegates at the Continental Congress to move for independence from Britain.[1] This Virginia Convention was also tasked with drafting a bill of rights and a constitution for the now independent...
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