Casting the First Stone. Even our most exalted heroes have done something reprehensible.  Peaceful changemaker Ghandi was racist and slept naked with his teenage grandniece.  Humanitarian Mother Teresa allegedly provided inadequate, unhygienic care.  Anti-imperialist revolutionary Che Guevara was a racist, homophobe, and mass murderer. If we performed an honest self-examination, we would uncover actions (save for the most severe) similar

Oh, how we love to find fault and use it to criticize others.  And how fortunate we are to live in a time when almost nothing is private.  Our quivers have a never-ending supply of arrows.  However, our rush to judgment fails to consider things are rarely as simple as they appear. A few considerations… Relevance.  Why do we condemn

“Instant Karma’s Gonna Get You.” We interrupt this week’s scheduled post due to an untimely event.  John Lennon was right about that instant karma.   The last two week’s messages on supporting others in times of grief and dealing with your grief provoked more than usual reader responses expressing how much they needed and appreciated the posts.  What I did not

What about our grief over the loss of a loved one?   Today, we explore different perspectives while acknowledging that a solitary blog post is particularly insufficient for those suffering the loss of a spouse or descendant.  Cathy and I witnessed our parents grieve the death their oldest child’s death (our only siblings) and dear friends unexpectedly losing their husbands.   There

Everything Wrong with Me Today’s message is not merely a confession but also a cautionary tale.  Usually, I would not drag someone else down with me, but “Sam” was my able accomplice and indicates I am not alone in my compulsions.   Sam and I were bike riding when we noticed a car stranded on the side of the road with