Have I Lost My Ability to Believe?
Caleb, my son, is back in jail.After a three-month “run” on heroin, cocaine and other cocktails, he was picked up on a breach of the conditions of his release. No new charges; only the past with which...
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If I relapse…. (Caleb)
Caleb was released into a native recovery house the middle of May. I talked with him by phone on May 16th. He sounded positive and happy. When Gaye and I arrived home from vacation nine days late...
A Story On The Way
Coming down Highway 89A from Flagstaff to Sedona is an 8 mile stretch of construction, aka gravel. A rogue piece bounces off the windshield of the Fiat, leaving a chip. My wife grabs her phone in case...
What the US Could Learn from the United Church
In the post-election reaction in the US, I hear echoes of 1988 in The United Church of Canada. The years surrounding the famous decision not to allow sexual orientation to be a determining factor in s...
Leave or Take – a 3 dimensional question
The bed is covered with clothes, containers, medications and solutions for “what if?” scenarios. At one end sits a suitcase and duffel bag, both small enough to meet the carry-on baggage requirements ...
How Should the Church Respond to this New Era?: A Leadership Blog
How should the Church respond to the culture change personified and possibly foreshadowed by the US election? Although this emerges as fresh and powerful, the question has occupied Christian ethicists...
One is the Loneliest Number
Sometimes societal conditions are so omnipresent that we hardly even notice.George Monbiot, in The Guardian, says that “severe loneliness in England blights the lives of 700,000 men and 1.1m women ove...
We Will Not Think the New Church Into Existence
We will not think the new church into existence.Not that I have anything against thinking. In reality, we now need great clarity and disciplined reflection about theological and ethical matters. But t...
But I Like It!
In a curious way, realizing a 50-year-old dream of owning a Fiat 124 Spider has made me more compassionate toward many church leaders and members.I am grateful that, five decades after the original 12...
Who Will Raise the Ethical Questions in the Future?
The recall notice advised that we bring our 2016 Honda CRV in as soon as possible. The interesting twist was that the potential problem with the transmission was not mechanical. The appointment would ...