A Christian Voice for Today's Challenges
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
Mi-Mi and Pa-Pa (Lois and me) are leaving today on a trip to Alaska. We will be accompanied by Hailey, our granddaughter, who will be a senior at Florida’s Winter Park High School this fall. We thought this summer would be the perfect time to take her on such a unique and extraordinary adventure. As … Read more
An informative and provocative article in The Guardian by Nesrine Malik, published on April 20, 2026, stated with prophetic power: Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, and cruel. Pondering that description, I am reminded of a few verses from the Book of Proverbs 6:16-19, NRSVUE: 16 There are six things that the Lord hates, seven … Read more
Grotesque and blasphemous behavior by Donald Trump and his enablers has betrayed the sacred season and message of Holy Week, Easter, and this post-Easter time of renewal. His immigration policies and deportation practices continue to violate the Constitution. His economic plan for the country has only driven up inflation and placed the burden of affordability … Read more
A select group of complicitous pastors gathered around the Resolute Desk in the now grossly gold-plated Oval Office to offer a prayer for this warmongering President, symbolically suggesting their support for his bombing of Iran and other wicked policies. The event became a viral video clip that was then shared self-servingly by the White House … Read more
As a deeply concerned nation keeps its prayerful vigil with the family of Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mother, the frantic and forensic search for her presses on, now in its ninth day and at an “hour of desperation.” Savannah and her sister Annie and brother Camron, read on television an appeal for their mother’s safe … Read more
One of the most offensive aspects and infuriating practices of the Trump administration’s racist and murderous campaign against immigrants and other vulnerable neighbors is its use of scripture for the justification of its policies and actions. In my last Blog Post #49, I cited an article from a recent issue of The Atlantic, which serves … Read more
I regularly read the Substack posts written by Heather Cox Richardson. In response to the horrific shooting in Minneapolis of Alex Pretti, the thirty-seven-year-old ICU nurse, on January 24, 2026, Richardson wrote a very heart-wrenching reflection, ending with a quote from Pretti’s parents: Tonight, Susan and Michael Pretti, the parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, issued … Read more