One of the truly great soul/freedom songs of the 60s is Sam Cooke's, "A Change Is Gonna Come." It was released posthumously i...

This morning in Port-Au-Prince 1700 wounded people gathered outside the Roman Catholic cathedral - now in rubble - to hear a message of hope...

I have always loved the music of Marc Cohn - his "Walking in Memphis" is just about the perfect song in my book - and I have love...

Hey there... I am starting work on three different articles (which may also become posts, too) and I could use your collective wisdom and h...

It seems like last week that Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans - and it seemed like an eternity passed before the US government respon...

Reports from Haiti suggest that 75% of Port- au -Prince has bee n destroyed. There is no effective infrastructure to provide relief. It is u...

NOTE: once again I'm posting this week's sermon notes for Sunday, January 17, 2010. The following day is Martin Luther King, Jr. Da...

Days like this one don't often happen in ministry: a day when EVERYTHING is sweet. So I have learned to claim t hem with gusto - give t...

We just got back from a mini-vacation in Boston that was sweet, cold, fun and renewing . I have always like this town - small, European and ...

There is much to say about our recent sojourn to Bo ston - and I want to reflect on it carefully - but this is perhaps the heart of it all:...

When I was a rock and roll kid, one of my FAVORITE garage band tunes was "Dirty Water" by the Standells. They were brash, fun, t...