Sometimes I See
Sometimes I see
That flickering light,
Sometimes I feel
The earth in motion,
Or maybe it’s a stillness
Beyond stillness.
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Jeremy Lin and The “Messiah Formula”
No, he doesn’t go down on one knee every time he nails a dunk or a perimeter shot. And as far as I know, he’s not building any hospitals in far-off countries. But the 23-year-old point guard for the New Yor...
Again, Who Would Jesus Tax?
I tend not to be impressed when politicians use god-words. In fact I’m immediately suspicious. It seems to me that pandering to religious folks rather than the glorification of God is the goal. Too often t...
Occupy Nonviolence: Not Flesh and Blood
Amid the recent police violence in Oakland and the sure temptation of some protestors to resort to violence, I wrote this little reflection inviting all Occupiers to a renewed commitment to nonviolence.
There...
A Year of Self-Reflection and Growth: Are You Ready for Community?
In the past fifteen years there has been a shift towards community that was not even part of most people’s vocabulary before. Fifteen years ago, I did not hear people talk about living in community and few pe...
Is There Such Thing as a Good CEO? (VIDEO)
Check out this story about Haruka Nishimatsu, President and CEO of Japan Airlines, one of the biggest airlines in the world.
He takes public transportation, shares an office with co-workers, stands in line...
We Are Christianity: An Open Letter to Frustrated Christians in the United States
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
My name is Bruce Reyes-Chow and I too am a Christian. I am also a Presbyterian minister, a husband, a father and a Democrat. Identifiers claimed, I write to you tod...
Is That Any Way to Treat a Bible?
We are not Catholic, but for a variety of reasons we sent our daughter to Catholic schools.
In a high school religion class, the teacher approached my daughter during class, took her Bible and was horrified...
Wild Goose 2012 (VIDEO)
Over the past few months, the Wild Goose team and the staff at The Work of the People have been poring over video footage to create a highlight video from our debut year in 2011. While it’s impossible to repr...
Reverence for the Sacred Land: A Response to Endemic Violence in Central America
For five years I lived and worked in the outskirts of San Salvador with an organization supporting marginalized families living with HIV/AIDS. Though the agonizing combination of poverty and HIV formed a part ...