Navigating the Seas of Meaning in the Workplace
On some days, work feels like a seamless repetition. Every task: copying, writing memos, attending meetings, responding to email requests, all take on a sense of endless repetition. All feel…
Transforming Waste into Resource
What do we do with those left over coffee hour cookies and cakes? What about the left over hot dog and hamburger buns from the church picnic? If their condition…
Building Homes, Inspiring Hope
In times when the world's economy is turbulent, when jobs are being cut and homes are being lost, good news can be scarce. But, good news is available because compassionate…
American Atheists are Finding Their Voice
Good without God? Is it possible? Is it possible for a person to disbelieve in God and still be moral? A recent ad campaign targeting Boston commuters answers this question…
Lost? and Found! Down Under
American liberal-evangelical Christians are caught between two extremes. Conservative and liberal branches repeatedly attempt to define Christianity according to polarized stances on moral and social issues that leaves moderate liberal-evangelical…
Looking at Poverty through a New Perspective
Irene Khan, Secretary General for Amnesty International, is encouraging world leaders to think about poverty from a new perspective. In her new book The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights…
Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Unions
Within legislative and congregational bodies across the United States, questions about same-sex marriage and civil unions are being vigorously contested. Booming voices can be heard from all corners of the…
Our New Green Resource
The world's attention is turning toward the health of the environment. We are looking for ways to make our homes and churches greener. But it can be difficult to discern…
Controversial Cross
Atop Sunrise Rock in the Mojave National Preserve stands a white cross. The cross was originally erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in 1934 in order to memorialize the…
India Under U.S. Scrutiny for Endangering Religious Freedom
On Wednesday August 12, India was added to the latest edition of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom's (USCIRF) "watch list." This means that an official United States…