A few weeks ago I posted about an upcoming movie titled Silence. (For that post see Silence: The End of Triumphalism). I just found out that it will be out in limited release on December 23, and full release early in the new year. (Hope that will be globally and not just in the US, but not… Read More Silence Part 2: The ‘Hidden’ Japanese Christians
For those of you who love coffee, and even those who don’t, the Kona version is a globally known brand. But how many readers know the connection of Kona Coffee to racial harmony and reconciliation? Read on. A few weeks ago I was in Kailua-Kona, a small city on the big island of Hawaii. I… Read More From Kona Coffee to Racial Harmony
Is history a boring subject to you? Did you have a history teacher in school that brings back memories of endless dates and facts, not related and connected? For me there was a history teacher in eighth grade named Mr. Miller. But this man made history come alive! I credit at least some of my… Read More Touring Through History
Have you ever experienced a smell, a taste, a sound and with your eyes closed imagined yourself back in that familiar place? Recently my family and I walked into the Bollywood Theater, an Indian restaurant in Portland, Oregon in the US. The line was long (which is usually a good sign!) but the smells that… Read More Bollywood Theater
I was near Geneva on Saturday and woke to the news of the carnage in Paris the night before. We grieve with all those who lost loved ones, those who are forever changed by what they witnessed that night. So many questions, so much violence. Just a few days before I had been reading again… Read More The Paris Carnage: Father Forgive
One of my favorite global leaders is the Archbishop of the Church of England and Anglican Communion, Justin Welby. He is a voice of reason and moderation while holding strongly to his Christian faith. He is not afraid to listen and dialogue with those of other faiths, as evidenced again recently when he spoke at… Read More A More Beautiful Counter-Narrative than Radical Extremism
An important issue in our world today relates to religious identity and belonging. The boundaries or categories that perhaps used to be fixed and inflexible are now more porous and yielding. For some there are even multiple religious loyalties. What at one time was easily understandable is now much more complex. I have friends, as… Read More Religious identity, belonging and conversion
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