From the truck stop burners to the gourmet air pots of the local coffee shop to the drive through of the Starbucks on the way to work, coffee dispensing has become more American than preemptive strikes.
Coffee has been around. It is nothing new, really. It is not even a product of American culture. In fact, [...]

Community Organizer - what the heck is that?  The Republicans of today’s world suggest there is something demeaning or degrading about the role of community organizer.  There are two videos in this post to support that position.  But our local Community Chamber of Commerce might take exception to the degrading comments.  And those darn Red [...]

China has given the world a demonstration of their claim on the future. The opening ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics are unrivaled - and will remain unrivaled for generations. The grandeur of the Chinese coming out party was a delicate mix of technology and humanity.
At the center of the spectacle was “The Bird’s [...]

If you are reading this article, then it is no surprise to you that our electronic culture is changing faster than we can measure and our connectedness boasts the largest geographical and numerical network in history. The phenomenon of our communication age is a child of several technologies that all dramatically shaped our culture, and [...]

Dad,
The debate about public school systems and what to do with them is complicated and seeped in emotion and personal experience. The program of offering vouchers has as broad a mix of public opinion as any of the publicly debated issues today. I have my own thoughts and feelings, and they are conflicting and always [...]

Dad,
We have conversations about faith, religions, ad Jesus a lot in this magazine. I thought it might be helpful to look at some of the factors that define healthy faith journeys and get some feedback on what that might look like.
In short, here are 5 things that I think represent a healthy faith:

A healthy faith [...]