Bent Out of ShapeI could hear a raised voice from halfway across the store as I made my way to the checkout counter. The voice was sharp and shrill, but I…10h ago110h ago1
Transformational RelationshipsThis evening I participated in celebrating the bicentennial of Newton Theological Institution, one of the predecessor seminaries to the one…Apr 11Apr 11
It’s Hard For Me To Say “I’m Sorry”In 2023, the school I serve, Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School, adopted a new set of core values to guide our work:Apr 43Apr 43
EThe way in which I struggle with the idea of the Ten Commandments being displayed in schools is similar to the way in which I struggle…Mar 281Mar 281
Why Now Is the Time to Get ReligionIn February, I had a stretch of Sundays when I had no obligations to churches other than the one where I hold my membership. And to that…Mar 21Mar 21
From Cairo to CanaanGet me not wrong: I have no love for the US Department of Education. But even I know the eventual costs we can expect from slashing it down…Mar 141Mar 141
Spreading Love Where We CanIn the 2021 novel, The 100 Years of Lenni and Margot (HarperPerennial/Harper Collins), Marianne Cronin tells the story of two terminally…Mar 61Mar 61
“… [A]nd the bottom dropped out:” The Spirituality of Getting FiredWork and Christianity have never had an easygoing relationship. In Christianity’s early days, there were no such thing as paid religious…Feb 281Feb 281
Seditious EfficiencyCobra Kai is a guilty pleasure for Gen-X people like me, for whom Ralph Macchio was our common middle-school crush. The show depicts the…Feb 211Feb 211
Responsible ReckoningIt’s said that Saint Teresa of Avila tripped and fell into a mud puddle while rushing to bring food to the poor. She purportedly screamed…Feb 14Feb 14
