ethics
Peacemaking VS Non-Violence
There is a class we have begun offering this year at our church to teach women how to be safe in the world and help them recover from trauma. It’s a unique and needed class that I think is doing a lot of good. Cleaning up after the last class,
Your Position on Abortion
This is not a position piece. My goal here is to help people think more deeply about the moral aspects of abortion. We are all susceptible to regurgitating the mantra-like taglines that surround us, whether that be in politics, sports, or social topics. Most of us want at least to
The Good Xenophobe
Be careful about making friends with a xenophobe. Every two or three weeks I have a conversation with a woman who has become a dear friend of mine – she is also an out-of-the-closet racial xenophobe. She isn’t flamboyant about it in any way it is just a part of
Where Trouble Will Find You
Life is going to have its hardships and its troubles. It just is. But there are things we can do to add to our troubles and difficulties in life. There are places where we hang out, where trouble is more likely to find us. One of the most well-known stories
Meditation On The Golden Rule
Most of us are familiar with the Golden Rule where Jesus tells his followers, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12). It is a command to extend our natural self love, self