“Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace for people of God’s good will (Luke 2:14).” It is common to pass quickly from these traditional words of praise to the detailed account of what the Shepherds discovered at the Bethlehem crèche—the child swaddled, parents adoringly attending, and the animals carrying on as usual. …
Category Archives: Hope
Now, About Governing
As the alarm sounded on November 9 in Uyumaya, Nigeria I jumped out of bed and looked at my phone. I expected news of the first woman elected President of the United States. Instead, I was shocked to learn that no one had yet won the election and that Donald Trump had just surpassed Hillary …
POLITICAL ANSWERS
In one week from today the U.S. electorate will choose one of the two major party candidates as their next President. Whoever wins will take office as the least admired and the least respected President in our history. Whoever is elected will lead a nation deeply divided, with over half the population disillusioned, disgusted and …
POLITICAL QUESTIONS—IS THERE HOPE?
Liar vs. Lecher. That could well be what the marquee reads out front of today’s political arena. The followers of each engage in fierce fighting for their contender—“fanatical” seems apt to me as a normative, rather than extreme, descriptor. In one corner, just as some alleged lies fade into the past a new spate of …
Worship on Independence Weekend
Several years ago, the Fourth of July was on Sunday, and we were on a vacation. As is our custom, Lavone and I went to a worship service that Holiday Sunday morning. As soon as we entered, however, I knew we were “in trouble!” There were numerous U.S. flags displayed over the front of the …