11/21/22 11/21/22

Confusing the powers

The irony of reading the eighteenth chapter of John's gospel on Christ the King Sunday strikes me. While America gears up for Black Friday, the Church hears of Good Friday.

10/27/22 10/27/22

'To bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance': Responding to the rising tide of antisemitism

Antisemitism is among the most entrenched and pervasive forms of hatred and bigotry in the United States.

10/19/22 10/19/22

What are you doing—for the next 90 days?

Here’s what I’ve been doing, and what I recommend to others: focus on the next 90 days.

9/28/22 9/28/22

Love and baseball

Enjoy Aaron Judge’s success, but don’t be afraid to surround yourself with heavy hitters who will improve your own performance.

9/20/22 9/20/22

‘Defender of The Faith’: the British crown, Baptist history, and religious freedom

While I wish Charles III a long reign and the American democratic experiment an even longer life, I find myself intrigued and amazed at how times change, yet how the need to defend the faiths is not only the work of the Crown or seat of government, but also very much in our own convictional DNA as Baptists.