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...

After a recent conversation, I have been thinking about my disillusionment with the white evangelical church, and why it lies so deep. I...

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...

My friend John Elwood, climate expert/activist and theologian, has a Substack account. Today's post is about Trump's executive order of...

David Brooks has been a strong conservative and moral voice in America for decades. His list of achievements and accolades is long. In...

“Authoritarians are masters at manipulating the energy of fear and resentment.” (pg 243)   In the middle of the chapter called “Find Your...

"Reverse racism" is a term used by the white, majority culture to describe what is felt as discrimination against them, usually in the...

In light of the lies and demagoguery being done by DJT and his people on birthright citizenship, here a discussion of how it came to be...

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...

Two things can be true at the same time:   1)    Donald Trump is a corrupt conman, with no moral compass, adjudicated for fraud and...

Jimi Hendrix, the legendary guitarist of the 60s and 70s, was born on this day in 1942. His name shows up in the top 5 of every list of...

From Braiding Sweetgrass  by Robin Wall Kimmerer "The Windigo is the legendary monster of our Anishinaabe people, the villain of a tale...

Several of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations have been accused of sexual assault of one kind or another, and another has been accused of...

We humans tend to set boundaries between ourselves and others. Often that happens internally, as we judge and evaluate someone and place...

“We are living in a time many people refer to as the Anthropocene. Humans have become the single most influential species on the planet,...

One of the arguments made to counter the racism evident in Donald Trump’s actions, attitudes and words is that a higher percentage of...

This slogan came often from the lips of Donald Trump during his campaign for president in 2024.   His MAGA crowd loved it: they cheered...