Christians are deep into the Lenten season. At worship in our church, the recurring theme has been, “Again and Again.” It is a reminder as we prepare for Easter Sunday that God’s grace is extended to us—and that we are called to respond to that grace—over and over again. Hearing the news this week about … Continue reading Another Shooting, and Another
The Refreshing Moment
This post is not about the Biden Inauguration…well, not directly. It’s true that on the day Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, there was a pervasive sigh of relief that the long nightmare of Donald Trump’s presidency—with all its incompetent mendacity—was now over. There seemed to be a sense … Continue reading The Refreshing Moment
Our Turn
The day has finally come. The long nightmare of the Trump presidency has ended, although the damage he has done will linger. For progressives, his policies were anathema: his deregulation of environmental protections; his disastrous immigration plan (or non-plan), highlighted by the separation of families at our southern border; his “America First” strategy on the … Continue reading Our Turn
Inevitable
How are we to think about what took place on Wednesday? One word comes to mind: inevitable. A mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on the very day Congress was to officially record vote totals from the November election, the final formal step in the transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden. Since November, … Continue reading Inevitable
Numbing Numbers
In perhaps the most remarkable feat ever accomplished in medicine, a public/private partnership built on the world’s most sophisticated research protocols, medical science and laboratory technology, has developed--in just eleven months--two vaccines with more than 90% efficacy that have begun to reach a global population decimated by the current coronavirus pandemic. It is just about … Continue reading Numbing Numbers