A Good Neighbor

When Jesus was asked – who is my neighbor – he told the story of the Good Samaritan. The victimized and existentially threatened, in that moment, needed compassion and mercy. Sadly, and instructively, those who chose not to help revealed how narrowly they defined ‘my neighbor’.

Booing Unity

Unity is only possible with a common reality. Many are expressing a sense of nostalgia for what happened 19 years ago that brought our nation, and many parts of the world, together in grief and resolve. But it was a common reality that made it possible.

American Wars, Part 3

If you have not read Part 1 and Part 2, please do so before continuing…

I began my proposition with the assertion that we are in the early stages of the Third American War.

American Wars, Part 2

Please read Part 1 before continuing…

The Second American War, also known as the Civil War or the War Between The States, is the next significant thread in my proposition.

American Wars, Part 1

I’d be very happy if I’m wrong. I expect you would be too. A Third American War is not something I’m looking forward to. But to understand the Third, I think it helps to review the First and Second…