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Untitled 14 Sep 2012 | 01:20 am
When I visited the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit in Philadelphia in June, I started fidgeting almost immediately. The exhibit (at the Franklin Institute, running through October 14) begins by walking visit...
Untitled 8 Aug 2012 | 11:28 pm
I’ve been negligent about pointing to my latest essay. Then I thought it was dated. And then we have another shooting or two this last week. So while this article is about the Colorado shooting, wh...
Educating Boys 6 Jul 2012 | 11:43 pm
I’d be interested in hearing from teachers and school administrators about this David Brooks quote, and his column: Schools have to engage people as they are. That requires leaders who insist on more...
The Golf Swing of Life 29 Jun 2012 | 03:38 am
In the middle of a piece on the golf swing and Christian ethics, I say this: We are not given ethical injunctions because we can in fact fulfill them. No, we are given ethical injunctions because the...
Looking for Jesus in All the Wrong Places 27 Jan 2012 | 06:07 pm
I recently found myself in worship singing, “Open the eyes of my heart, Lord / Open the eyes of my heart / I want to see You, / I want to see You.” And then I ducked. I ducked because I suddenly rem...
Calling a Fool a Fool 23 Dec 2011 | 07:36 am
Recently I wrote a piece on things Anglican in which I called a spade a spade. This piece is about calling a fool a fool. That fool would be me, and I suppose, many people like me. Let me explain. ...
Fear Not, AMIA! 16 Dec 2011 | 07:26 am
Why this Anglican sees opportunity in the midst of crisis. The Anglican Mission in America parishes find themselves at a critical juncture. They have the opportunity to make decisions that will affir...
So What’s So Bad about ‘Chaplains’? 2 Dec 2011 | 05:15 pm
It’s becoming increasingly common to infer that when a pastor becomes a “chaplain,” the church is in trouble. A few years ago, one website encouraging “innovative” ministry listed five types of pastor...
Starbucks Homeless Bathrooms 29 Nov 2011 | 06:16 pm
I was visiting San Francisco recently and happened upon a Starbucks. Okay, that isn’t hard. There is one about every block. That’s like saying I was in San Francisco and I happened upon a homeless p...
Where Confidence Is Found 18 Nov 2011 | 10:17 am
My latest effort begins like this: On a recent trip to Durham, North Carolina, I was asked, “What do you make of all the evangelicals converting to Roman Catholicism?” What immediately came to mind w...
