Power in a Promise
Think about this. If making predictions is what God’s Word is all about, then human freedom is fake. But the prophets weren’t making predictions. They were making promises. You can bet your life on the difference.
After So Much Killing
In the summer of 2016, killing sloshed the news every day. I posted a reflection and a call to action in the Tikkun Daily Blog.Real Meaning of the Presidential Contest
This article I published in TruthOut..in March of 2016. It’s a whole different experience after the election.Born Generous
Our theme today is stewardship. We’ll ask what it is, where a spirit of generosity comes from, how we can grow in it, why it matters, and what’s at stake for a church of generous givers–or one that’s not.
Divine Line in the Sand
When people say they don’t believe in God, mostly they mean that there’s no sign of a being up there deciding just how things will go, watching our every move, working out how to punish us for the bad things we do and bless us for the good. I don’t believe in that sort of god either, and I hope you don’t . . .
In Theodore Roosevelt Park
A granite stele with names inscribed of those Americans who prized a Nobel laurel since ’06 stands not high—no obelisk— thus has of four but one face free awaiting marks of mastery in those arts by which we wished most to be saved—novelist, scientist, economist,...The End of the Resolutionary War
At the opening of a new year comes a sense for a fresh start. Our resolution feels strong, the goals worthwhile. And yet, there is a shadow over our smile, for we remember past resolutions, dusty boxes in the basement. Will this January be any different?
How You Function When You Can’t Breathe
There is so much that is broken down in American society, in one sense it is easy to understand why so many are in denial. People are overwhelmed. Yet the denial is dangerous. Denial that racism bedevils us. Denial that police brutality is systemic. Denial of...One thing after another
Harlem’s Amsterdam News recently published an op-ed which I wrote with Stephanie Low, head of the Sierra Club here in New York. It’s about stopping the passage of Trans-Pacific Partnership, a new trade deal which, as I read it, literally and legally turns the power...Can conservatives re-connect with conservation?
The fact that today’s so-called conservatives are willing to ravage the earth for the benefit of (some) current residents shows that they are not governed by principles, but merely by desire.
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