November 4, 2008, the earth will stand still.  There are moments in human history when all people of all nations stop - they pause their lives - they watch.  Sometimes we are captivated in hopeful anticipation, other times frozen in fear and awe.
September 11, 2001 was a day of fear and awe.  July 20, 1969 [...]

Son,
I found an old news paper advertisement for a non-denominational church. The paper is yellowed with age and I suspect it is many years old. The advertisement listed 14 ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions. The purpose of the advertisement was to generate interest in the particular church. Their method was to show their theological teachings by [...]

Son,
You and I are honored to live in the greatest country in all of human history - and even pre-history, if I may be so bold. This is a common refrain in this time of Presidential elections - but is there truth to the statement? I believe there is.
If there is truth - then what [...]

Son,
Government has many responsibilities.  The preamble to the constitution mentions ‘domestic tranquility” as one.  What does that mean - generally we think of maintaining order in a civilized manner.  And we maintain order with the rule of law.  The rule of law is much better than the rule of Monarchy or dictatorship, or no rule [...]

Son,
When Benizir Bhutto was assassinated the entire world reacted. When the planes struck on 9/11 our government reacted. We Americans are again afraid. The moment we heard of the assassination all of us took two steps to the political right. Decisions made out of fear are not generally good decisions. But fear cannot be denied.
Joe [...]

We have been reading a lot about fundamentalism of late. There is rhetoric abound about love vs. law. We tend to embrace the church of love and despise the church of law. Its just who we are.   So, we are continually trying to reconcile our belief in the forces of love and our suspicion [...]