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I have no control over what happens with the SCOTUS business. I hope they pick a good justice and I hope it someday actually happens that Roe is overturned and the question goes to the states. I... Read more
I take it for granted sometimes that I can stand up and preach on a Sunday. I get caught up in the week to week of Having Things to Say, and forget that this privilege of voice would never have been... Read more
"Won't You Be My Neighbor," "American Animals" and "Ocean's Eight" all say something about ethics, self-esteem, what it means to be special, and how to navigate life in our complicated 21st century. Read more
July 4th always brings me back to Boston. In most cases, it is because I am revisiting my homeland to celebrate the only proper way: with the music of the Boston Pops and the 1812 Overture (even if... Read more
I'm scanning the blog posts about celebrating July 4th in a church: it's wrong, they say. But there's so little reflection on the dirty reality of what it means to fight for justice in this world. Read more
On this Independence Day, I would like to offer you words from G. K. Chesterton on patriotism. For him, love of country was like love of family. You don't necessarily love them for all of their... Read more
