Edward Snowden's revelation last week to The Guardian that the U.S. government keeps phone records of nearly every American is shocking, disturbing-and alas, to be expected. We've become a culture…
"The earth does not belong to us," Chief Seattle once wrote. "We belong to the earth." That wisdom hit me again this week as I looked out over the spectacular,…
Thirty years ago, I attended a memorable lecture at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. by Harvard theologian Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, the priest who co-wrote the U.S. Bishops' pastoral letter…
We remember how high school and elementary school kids marched by the thousands from the 16th Street Baptist church into Kelly Ingram Park and faced down the fire men, German…
Last week, Dr. Robert J. Lifton, the esteemed psychiatrist and author of many important books, such as The Nazi Doctors, Hiroshima in America and Destroying the World to Save It,…
Maryland's had the death penalty since 1638, that is, until last Thursday when Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed a law abolishing it. This is cause for great rejoicing and gratitude.…
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that if our righteousness does not surpass that of the religious authorities, we will not enter the reign of God. It's a…
This past weekend, a group of us gathered in the Poconos near East Stroudsburg, PA for a simple weekend retreat on “Jesus the Peacemaker.” We looked at general themes of…
Easter invites us to welcome the Risen Christ's resurrection gift of peace with all our hearts. "My peace I give you; my peace I leave with you," the nonviolent Jesus…
Note: My friend Shane Claiborne, one of the most popular progressive evangelicals in the world, asked me to write about civil disobedience for his website, www.redletterchristians.org, which I highly recommend.…