God may be speaking through our questioning: re-examining the Damascus Road

Congratulations graduates, you have earned your degree.  Take a breath. Praise a favorite teacher. Give thanks for parents, friends, and others who have traveled this road with you.  Rehearse the happy moments.  Celebrate your victories and obstacles you overcame.  Share your wounds, disappointments and hurts: do not walk alone.  Celebrate, linger in the moment, not […]

Jesus did not teach Christian Nationalism

In 1976, I found myself in the summer school reading program. One of the few perks of summer school was representing Lexington Fayette Urban County Public Schools in Lexington’s  Fourth of July parade. They asked us to dress as our favorite character from American history.  I knew I wanted to dress as a Native American.  […]