I must also remind myself, or have my family remind me, to be that zany, encouraging character that best exemplifies who I am “en Christo.”  It is there I do my best “work” of service.  I must leave t...

Author and Lutheran minister Nadia Bolz-Weber describes an experience of lapsing into guilt and self-incrimination during a silent retreat:    What

How to lose $148 billion in less than two months

In the work of peace and justice, we often start with our emotions—the deep, complex feelings that arise when we witness injustice, violence, and inequality. Anger is often one of those feelings. It flares up in the face of harm and wrongdoing, and sometimes it’s what pushes us to speak out or take a stand. But while anger can spark action, it cannot sustain us for the long journey ahead. The long-haul work of peace and justice requires something more grounded, more intentional.

Outgoing United States president Joe Biden has warned ‘an oligarchy is taking shape in America’. What is an oligarchy? And is America becoming one?

A new beginning! We must learn to live each day, each hour, yes, each minute as a new beginning, as

Perhaps you too?

Besides regular quiet times in the early morning, I’m finding I need periodic breaks in the afternoons and evenings from my readings, researching and writing about current events that affects us all.

Little by little, John Pavlovitz is becoming a familiar name among progressives, particularly progressive Christians. And he has Donald Trump to thank for it. Pavlovitz, forty-eight, is a Wake Forest ...

Doing the work I do, people often comment on my pieces, send me emails, or come up to me after talks saying, “I don’t need to know how bad it is, John.

The media mogul gave $3.7 billion to charitable causes in 2024....

Why should we act in the peace movement? So we can discover the source of violence in our own hearts.

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March 11, 2020 changed your life and the world forever

A visit with a family in mourning

One is detestable in his narcissistic greed, lust and lies—a broken, unloved little boy who has been transformed by that childhood into an adult bully.

Many people view (God) as wrathful and retributive. And many of those co-opt that “God” to create their own version and use it against others. But the ancients and mystics know that “God is love” (a...

Lord Jesus, Help me in this moment to set aside all that has preoccupied me today. Take away the many

Lord have mercy

While your 401(k) burns, Trump’s pitching meme coins and Apprentice reruns.

By Eileen Workman - I know a little something that so many do not appreciate about Donald, but that those of us who worked with him in the financial services game have known for many decades—LONG bef...

Dropkick Murphys just had an epic moment at their show: They made a friendly wager with a fan in a MAGA shirt—“Let’s see where it’s made.” Then they checked his MAGA shirt tag… Made in Nicaragua. ...

Nate Vance reportedly spent three years trying to help Ukraine repel Russian troops and has been alarmed by his cousin’s remarks

KEEP RESISTING EVIL!!! We The People must rid our White House of the deranged maniacs and their cult!!!

As a new report shows that even Trump officials are infuriated by Elon Musk, the author of a new piece on DOGE’s impacts explains how this reveals a deep problem for Trump that isn’t going away.

In other news from Maui… Ka’anapali Beach—frolicking Humpback whales 🐋 and Spinner dolphins 🐬…and lots of young women in string bikinis 👙 that leave nothing to the imagination. 😳🤪😂

We must develop a global spirituality in which the demands of the Gospel guide not only the behavior of individuals

Slashing the VA, Gutting Benefits, and Breaking America’s Promise to Those Who Served

Patriotic citizens are only beginning to battle against Trump's extreme agenda.