"We're building a wall. Nobody's going through my wall. Trump builds walls. I build walls." I’ve written about immigration in the past but in light of current conversations among presidential candidates along with the rhetoric bouncing back and forth in the media about “illegals” replete with pejorative labels like “Anchor babies” and other offensive racial …
The Beauty of Balance (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 I talked about the Beauty of Balance and how ugly it can get at the edges. Here I’ll propose a couple of antagonists to a life of balance and how we might find our way back to Center… The enemies of balance… As desirable as social, spiritual, practical balance is, it’s historically been …
The Beauty of Balance (Part 1 of 2)
“Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.” Herman Melville I’ve never been mistaken for an expert practitioner of what we might call “balance,” but I believe it exists and that it is a quality to be …
Confessions of a Zealot (Part 4 of 4)
If you haven’t already, you might want to read the previous parts of this essay for context. Using the story about David bringing the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem as a backdrop I’ve been suggesting that we practice our faith in Jesus with both wise and white-hot passion. With that, for the last time, let …
Confessions of a Zealot (Part 3)
In Parts 1 and 2 I confessed my regrettable mismanagement of my zeal for Christ and I drew a parallel between my mistakes and those of David’s when he ill advisedly brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem on an ox-drawn cart instead of on the shoulders of priests. In both his case and …
