Yet another reason to love John Oliver (like you needed another)

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Fear works

This Slate article says that conservative politicians play on fear, and historically, that’s a successful tactic. (I get that this article was in advance of Halloween, but even though my local CVS aisles have moved on to the next holiday, the topic bears a little exploration, I think.) Fear is a successful motivator in theology, as well. I …

Forgiveness is not ours

Listen to this conversation among religious leaders who talk about what forgiveness should look like in Charleston, S.C., where two weeks ago a young white man, espousing white supremacist ideology, shot and killed nine people studying their Bible at Emanuel AME Church. I appreciated everyone’s contribution to this conversation, but I am drawn to the …

The radical forgiveness in Charleston, S.C.

Although I was raised steeped in the Christian concept of forgiveness, the example set by some of the relatives of the Charleston people who were gunned down by a shooter last week stuns me. “But I forgive you.” I do not know how to live like that. I know it’s possible. I’ve seen it up …

I cannot let the Duggars go

That benighted family owes me nothing: No. Thing. But the story of Josh Duggar’s sexual abuse of children  strikes every chord for me. That the show may have been cancelled doesn’t mean squat to me. I am listening, as I type this, to old-time gospel music on Pandora, which I never do because it makes …