A Change That’s Hard to Believe In
photo via Political Party PooperNo one wants to talk about compromise unless they know someone else is meeting them halfway, or three-quarters of the way, or how about I don't have to move at all. How about y...
Dreams of Our Own: Revalidating Traditional Mayan Lifestyles
cialis salemala-Farming-300x196.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="176" />Mario Benedetti, the Uruguayan novelist and poet who best expressed the aspirations and dreams of the oppressed of Latin America, once...
Planning for Poverty: The SNAP Challenge
I’ve said before that privilege often is invisible until you don’t have it. So in that light, I’m doing a little experiment in a few days with our family, and I encourage you to join in.
A lot of us never ...
The Universe Across Town
Can you picture what we’ll be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need of some stranger’s hand
In a…desperate land!
“The End” by the Doors
I know most of the drug dealers and prostitutes in my city.
I worked...
Of Hell, Heaven, Sikhs and Christian education for little kids
What's the goal of faith-based work: Getting people to believe something or offering help and healing regardless of beliefs?
The recent experience of Elly Scott, a brilliant young writer in Knoxville whom I'v...
I Will Pay 11 Cents — A Response to Papa John's
I'll pay 11 cents,
If you will provide health care for the people who work for you.
I'll pay 11 cents,
To make sure a single mom does not have to take on a 2nd or 3rd job for the needed medical care of her...
Saved from Meritocracy
Americans pride ourselves on our system of meritocracy. We believe that if you work hard, you can achieve anything. We affirm that we got where we are because of our own skills and dedication. We accept the im...
Why I Went To A Sikh Temple Last Week
I wasn’t sure what to expect as we pulled into the parking lot of a local Sikh Temple last Wednesday night, but I assumed it would be culturally enlightening and offer a glimpse into a worldview and religiou...
Can Porn be Used Responsibly?
This term at a local trade school I have the honor of teaching college level speech and ethics. My ethics class, to be honest, can be a challenge at times. This is because I instruct from a philosophical pers...
Are the Culture Wars Real? A Case for Heresy
Growing up, I heard things at camp and in youth group about how “the world” thought and acted one way, and how “we” were not like that. In fact the world, it seemed, was intent on unraveling everything I va...