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Our Treatment of (Undocumented) Immigrants is an Affront to God
I am reading a book called The Gospel According to Eve (2019) by the Rev. Dr. Amanda Benckhuysen (what a great Dutch name!). The book...
Norman Viss
Jul 295 min read
The Church and Power
I am reading a book by Liz Charlotte Grant called Knock at the Sky: Seeking God in Genesis after Losing Faith in the Bible . “Braiding...
Norman Viss
Apr 213 min read
Stations of the Cross
Bruce [i] Onobrakpeya (b. 1936) is a celebrated Nigerian painter and printmaker. Onobrakpeya pioneered bronzed lino relief and metal...
Norman Viss
Apr 61 min read
We Make the Way by Walking
In light of the – not optimistic – scenarios that lie before us, those who do not sink into despair want a Plan. What are we going to do?...
Norman Viss
Mar 253 min read
Tell Them About the Dream
This book is called “Life After Doom”. But what does “doom” mean? Its roots lie in the medieval concept of “law” and “justice”. A...
Norman Viss
Mar 194 min read
Seek Indigenous Wisdom
At the end of the last chapter we concluded that we would need some help removing our rose-colored glasses that only allow us to see...
Norman Viss
Feb 183 min read
Conservative Evangelical Denomination Repents for Providing Basic Human Rights Information to Immigrants
On January 9 the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) through their North American church planting arm (Mission to North America) posted...
Norman Viss
Feb 153 min read
We Are on This Earth to Love
On this New Year's Day, 2025, a reminder from The Many that we are here to love. Everything and everyone. Drawing on indie pop and gospel...
Norman Viss
Jan 12 min read
What Bothers Me About Reverse Racism
"Reverse racism" is a term used by the white, majority culture to describe what is felt as discrimination against them, usually in the...
Norman Viss
Dec 28, 20244 min read
Lament After/During Tragedy
Nikki Giovanni, poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator, died this week at age 81. She had a long and illustrious writing,...
Norman Viss
Dec 15, 20242 min read
Life After Doom
Brian McLaren has been thinking and writing about the Christian faith and how the faith as we have received it needs to change for many...
Norman Viss
Dec 13, 20244 min read
Advent and Syria
If you’ve been following recent news you will know that Syria has been liberated from the regime of Bashar Al-Assad, who ruled Syria in a...
Norman Viss
Dec 8, 20243 min read
People Who Have Survived Collapse
Today is Native American Heritage Day, at (almost) the end of Native American Heritage Month. We do not (yet) do it well enough, but we...
Norman Viss
Nov 29, 20243 min read
What is "Anthropocene"?
“We are living in a time many people refer to as the Anthropocene. Humans have become the single most influential species on the planet,...
Norman Viss
Nov 24, 20243 min read
Why More Blacks and Latinos Voted for Trump
One of the arguments made to counter the racism evident in Donald Trump’s actions, attitudes and words is that a higher percentage of...
Norman Viss
Nov 24, 20242 min read
Drill, Baby, Drill!
This slogan came often from the lips of Donald Trump during his campaign for president in 2024. His MAGA crowd loved it: they cheered...
Norman Viss
Nov 23, 20241 min read
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