My Methodist Swan Song
My resignation from the United Methodist Church about a year ago was just the culmination of a process that had been playing out for me...
Democracy on the Line?
We are four days into the election and nobody knows who will win the vote or what will happen after the results are known. I frankly...
NOT MINNEAPOLIS!
This is not the blog I had expected to write at this point. But sometimes, as the saying goes, shit happens. And in this case that is...
2020 Vision
Yes, I know. I must be about the 20 millionth person to write something about the year 2020 and 20/20 vision. Who can resist? I certainly...
Religion v. Science Once Again
With virtually all the Democratic presidential candidates placing a high priority on dealing with climate change, it may seem puzzling...
Is Democracy Working?
This morning I listened to a fascinating episode on “Radio Lab,” a National Public Radio program. It started off with some rather...
This Time I’m Really Mad
I am about to do something I almost never do here. I’m writing this one out of anger. That is not my usual style. I usually try to avoid...
WISH LIST FOR 2019
I want to post something for the New Year, but don’t want to do a traditional list of New Year’s Resolutions. So instead, I am going to...
Glad You Asked
I recently received an email from someone who had watched one of my videos on YouTube and it was so interesting I decided to put my...
ARETHA
It was 1967 and Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul and I did not know why her song “A Natural Woman” drilled straight into my soul....