the beauty of grace in the modern world
I can’t be alone. I’m watching the same news reports, interviews, debates and conventions and thinking, “Are you kidding me?” And then I sit in a church pew or scroll through my Facebook newsfeed, looking toward the people whom I respect and raised me and I think, “What is going on here?” It feels as…
Continue reading ➞ Conscientious Objection: Why I’m Reluctant to Vote
On Thursday, July 7th, two very different - but interconnected - events occurred and much of the United States had not only a front row seat to the carnage, but also an opinion. Straddled by two police officers, I watched four bullets punch into Alton Sterling’s chest. In the unflinchingly graphic cellphone video, he twitched…
Continue reading ➞ Bleed, America: The Decline of Empathatic Discourse and How to Reverse It
