A Christian Voice for Today's Challenges
Tom is my very good friend and a neighbor in Florida. He is an extraordinary person who lives across the hall in our condominium building. We have daily interactions, and together, we value the connection we have made. Since a tragic diving accident at seventeen, he has lived as a quadriplegic, overcoming the enormous physical, … Read more
I remained awake for the election returns on Tuesday (November 3) until the early morning hours. Welcoming the blue-tsunami, a complete and consequential rebuke of Trump and Trumpism, MAGA and its favored form of the Christian faith, white Christian nationalism. I felt that this evening/morning was ironically a new “morning in America.” Surely, many of … Read more
Voting in the midterm elections has begun in many states across the country, and election day is one week away on November 3, 2026. I voted on the nineteenth in Connecticut. According to polls, the Democrats appear to have an advantage owing to the president’s unpopularity and the unprincipled messaging by some Republicans. One such … Read more
In my last Blog Post, #63, I cited an email letter I had received from Tyler Huckabee, the managing editor of Sojourners magazine. In it, he posed the following important and pleading question: What kind of country are we becoming? The primary proposal of that blog was that we are living in a new age … Read more
In January 2026, the New York Times Magazine featured an article about Philippe Sands, one of the world’s pre-eminent human rights attorneys. The article was written by Michael Steinbergerand was titled: ‘This Could End Very Badly’: A Human Rights Lawyer Fears a New Age of Impunity There is little doubt that, in fact, we find … Read more
At the beginning of my Doctor of Ministry program at Boston University’s School of Theology, I was required to participate in a career assessment testing regime. One of the results of the survey was that I would be well suited for a career in politics or ministry. Imagine that! Of course, I gladly pursued ministry … Read more
On Saturday, September 6, 2026, my son and daughter-in-law, along with their six and one-half year-old son, attended the season opener for the UConn football program. They are loyal fans, both of the football and basketball programs, men and women. They went all in on the tailgating and enjoyed their time reveling with other fans, … Read more
The Gospel lesson for August 2, 2026, was Matthew 14:13-21, the story of the feeding of the counted five thousand men and uncounted women and children. I am always moved by this story and its message of abundance amid perceived paucity. Five loaves of bread and two fish miraculously proved to be more than enough … Read more
Our son, Timothy, continues to send me the books he uses to help develop leadership where he works. The most recent batch have titles like Love as a Business Strategy: Resilience, Belonging and Success; or Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders; or The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three … Read more
They were playfully called “the Three Amigos.” During the days of a much more functional and less partisan congress, Senators Joseph Liberman (D-CT), John McCain (R-Ariz) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wore well the reputations of not only being best friends but being bi-partisan, willing to work across the aisle for the good of the country, … Read more