Month: May 2015

We have been discussing justice over the last few weeks on this blog because after all if there is “no justice there is no peace” so it might be nice to get this right.  Concepts of justice  impinge on our mission...

One on my favorite actors in Denzel Washington.  He spoke at the Commencement at Dillard University in Louisiana and it was a stunner.  In one word the speech was about thankfulness.  Thankfulness to God for grace.  It was one...

I always feel a little troubled on Mothers Day.  It is a tough Sunday for preachers.  I feel that I am being manipulated by florists and card makers.  I feel bad that we tend to get smarmy and sentimental on Mothers Day and then...

We have been having discussions over what ‘justice” is and what it means.  We have watched as the phalanxes are confronted with chants of “no justice, no peace” and yet no one defines the words. Pretty...

The Latin School has been dedicated in Wittenberg as we get ready for the 550th anniversary of the Reformation.  Those who gathered also are participating in a conference on Confessional Leadership.  I was privileged to be at...