Do you believe the everyday activity of ordinary Christians has deep religious significance? The answer really depends on when in the history of the church you ask it....
Scripture tells us Christians are called to be in the world but not of it. The inability to do this has robbed the church of its witness...
In a world where it feels like change is coming at warp speed, many of the Christians I talk to are discouraged. More and more they feel estranged...
All of us have been mesmerized by the glory of a sunset or the beauty of the freshly fallen snow across a barren landscape. Yet, as beautiful as...
The concept of alienation was important to Karl Marx. As he defined it, workers were alienated from the product of their labors. Today alienation has a broader meaning,...
The rifle shots rang out across Arlington National Cemetery, but is wasn’t until the bugle sounded the twenty-four notes of taps that I felt a strange combination of...
As we prepare to celebrate the 239th anniversary of the signing of Declaration of Independence, far too many Americans have bought into the idea that the American founding...
You wake up in the morning hoping your actions will have purpose. You want the work you do during the day to be affirmed, to be directed towards...
The debate over income inequality continues unabated. Quotes like this one from a recent CNN article are common: “The stakes are high because we understand inequality to be...
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