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Murder, Justice, Charity and Mercy
The recent killing of the United Healthcare CEO in New York City – shot in the back by a man lying in wait - should rattle us. That sort of thing is not what...
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Justice, Christianity and Righteous Anger
The Gospel for this third Sunday of Lent, John 2:13-25, shows a side of Jesus we do not often get to see. Witnessing the abuse of the sacred space that was the temple in...
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Independence Day: Freedom From, and Freedom For
In the United States, we once again celebrate the anniversary of our Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on July 4th. Our forebears penned a document to express their dissatisfaction with the governance...
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Should We Care About Pride?
This is a question that I find myself pondering with some regularity, but for the last few years during the month of June – I cannot seem to escape it. The formerly oppressed minority...
Nota in Brevis
A Steady Focus in Fractious Times
I sit, typing this, in my basement office in my home in Virginia as the world watches the drama of the recent elections in the United States unfold in such a way as to...
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A society so afraid of death, that it is afraid to live
As the recent addition to our lexicon, COVID-19, rolls off the tongues, and streams off the texts of so many throughout the world these last few weeks, I am personally reminded of the thing...
