Current Events
One of the more challenging classes I took in seminary was oddly enough not the big, wooly bear known as “systematic theology” (the study of
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Current Events
Last week, I introduced my literature students to the poem, “The Second Coming,” William Butler Yeats’s vision of modern apocalypse in a world where “things fall
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Current Events
A few years back, John Mayer had a hit song called “Waiting for the World to Change.” It’s a catchy song with great guitar work,
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American History
The backside of the Confederate monument at the North Carolina capital building in Raleigh, NC. I have spent much of the past month preparing to
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Current Events
I had planned to write something nice about the start of a new school year today. And I suppose I still could have. I have
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Current Events
In recent days there has been a lot of discussion in the news about the recent vote to repeal internet privacy. While it is perhaps
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Current Events
As time passes, it’s easy to forget what you once were like, what was most important in your life, what ideas you held most dear.
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Current Events
I’m firmly #nevertrump. Trump insults everybody, lies for apparently no reason, and represents nothing that I would hope for in a president.
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Current Events
I woke up earlier than normal yesterday, stumbled into the living room and turned on the TV. I don’t normally watch TV in the morning,
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American History
This might not be the methodology taught in Blogging 101, but I’m going to lead with the punchline: I won’t quote Dr. Martin Luther King,
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