Witness for Justice

With the 2016 presidential campaign accelerating into high gear, and spring primary elections not...

I’ve been thinking a lot about purpose lately; my own purpose in life, but also our collective...

Recently, I offered the pastoral charge at the installation of two Disciples of Christ colleagues....

What happens in 2016 will make a significant difference in the struggle to end HIV as a public...

The angel said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to announce a great and joyful event that is meant...

It is the season of Advent, in which Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the birth...

This summer the national gathering of the United Church of Christ passed the resolution “A Call...

It’s early December. Yikes! So much to do. So many demands on our money -- presents, special...

I recently had a conversation with someone lamenting the powerlessness she felt in the face of...

I attended Gary Pinkel's first game as the coach of the Missouri Tigers. It was in 2001 and they...

Each year, during this season, I find myself shaking my head in wonderment as holiday...

If you follow pop-culture, you know that October 21st 2015 was the long-awaited "Back to the...

In 1938, Stanford graduate student in statistics George Dantzig arrived late for class. Finding...

I hold strongly to the values that life is sacred and good, and that in circumstances when...

As far back as I can remember my Mom and Dad were engaged in public life, taking their civic...

When I was growing up, my family moved –– on average –– every two years. From city to...

I graduated from high school just a few months before the monumental Voting Rights Act was passed...