We’re all familiar with the concept of “collateral damage.”  In a military operation there may be unintended destruction resulting in injury and death, even of the innocent, even in a day when laser technology allows for greater precision in the use of weapons with massive destructive potential.  In some circles, leaders expect a certain amount [...]

During the season of Lent we wait with Jesus as he awaits execution.  Our waiting, however, is not a passive waiting—just being there as detached observers.  No, it’s an active, intense, strenuous waiting with Jesus. If we can use modern imagery, we join Jesus on death row and it’s as if we are waiting for [...]

I remember often thinking to myself, “how could anyone with even an ounce of decency, let alone the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, seriously support slavery?”  I asked myself that question after watching the celebrated Roots miniseries years ago.  I asked myself that question when I read or heard about the heinous Apartheid system [...]

We were in the security line waiting to submit our carryon luggage and bodies to the TSA screeners when I heard, “Yeh, you wouldn’t believe it, back of every election it’s just a struggle between various contingents of the demonic.  Actually, it’s all clear if you just know how to de-cypher the universe.  Did you [...]

Last night I joined a billion others in watching the opening ceremonies of the 30th Olympic Games broadcast from London.  My billion plus friends and I were treated to stunning sights, sounds, and sentiments. Together we were like a crowd no one could number easily or ever, joining those who were physically encircling the center [...]