Politicians Ignore The Working Poor At Their Peril
Democrats have been convinced they should not make any mention of the poor--instead focusing exclusively on the middle class...but recent nationwide survey showed that, when framed correctly, voters...
View ArticleCelebrating the Power of Light at Christmas
At every Christmas Eve service my favorite part is always the final singing of Silent Night. Watching the warm orange and yellow light from the flickering candles one-by-one is a joyous sight as new...
View ArticlePrayer doesn’t answer with discrimination
Prayer is a powerful motivator. In heart and mind, one reaches out to God, a higher power, and asks for well wishes, grace, humility, peace and guidance. Prayer is powerful because once an answer is...
View ArticleDems Ought to Lay Claim to Religious Liberty
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably...
View ArticleChanging Indiana: How RFRA got fixed
The last time I wrote about religious liberty for this blog, I had been inspired to do so by many conversations with friends and coworkers, musing about how we might be able to take a few steps forward...
View ArticleBlessed are the Peacemakers: A Deal with Iran
Last week President Barack Obama delivered what could become the most significant foreign policy victory of his Presidency: a nuclear peace deal with Iran. Speaking of the historic peace deal,...
View ArticleFeeling the Bern? Maybe.
I’m intrigued by Bernie Sanders. When he initially announced his presidential bid for 2016, I thought this must be a publicity stunt, an attempt to promulgate his left-of-everyone political brand. One...
View ArticleTruth, Tolerance, and the Rise of Trump
Our land of the free, home of the brave turned 240 this past Independence Day, and our young country, though not without failure, has had much success. We have been the melting pot, the voice of...
View ArticleA Democratic Revival
Like many Democrats of faith, I’m still reeling—or doing something close to it—from the outcome of the 2016 election. Though there are those of us who feel a newfound call to engage in American civic...
View ArticleStone Soup for the Soul: An Intern’s Lesson in Community Building
As a kindergartener, my favorite part of the day was storytime. Maybe it was the alluring rainbow rug or the break from learning about numbers, but I always looked forward to the sitting attentively at...
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