Category: Leadership
Out of Deep Love
Article first published as Out of Deep Love: The Lessons of Martin Luther King Jr. on Blogcritics. The recent dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial has inspired some to invoke his name in ... Read More
The Power of Peace! by Joshua Toepper
“How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! (Psalm 133:1, NRSV)!” These words quoted by Rabbi Steven Morgan could not have been more appropriate a sentiment at s... Read More
Celebrated Ignorance, or When Will the Polemics Stop?
The LRA are Christians. Or so said Rush Limbaugh on his October 14th show: “Now, up until today, most Americans have never heard of the combat Lord’s Resistance Army. And here we are a... Read More
What place do people of faith have at Occupy Everywhere?
News agencies were already slow to cover the movement in New York, so it is no surprise that reporting on the involvement of religious people at Occupy Together took even longer. But the wait was wort... Read More
The Preacher, The Prophet, and King: The Prophetic Voices of Religious Community Leaders by Drew Stockstill
What’s the role of the preacher in a community; in this community? I always ask myself that question as I begin the process of preparing to preach the word. What is the preaching event all about... Read More
When you strike down the shepherd
This Monday, Italian priest Rev. Fausto “Pops” Tentorio was shot dead on the Southern Philippine island of Mindanao. According to the Washington Post, he had been serving indigenous people in Mind... Read More
What’s a Human Life Worth?
I tend not to comment in print about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. No matter what I might say, it will invariably alienate some as being too sympathetic to Palestinians and others as being too pro... Read More
Fighting Wage Theft: A Capitalist Argument for Public Shaming
I recently took part in a series of public demonstrations organized by the Workers’ Dignity Project, which is a branch of the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) concerned w... Read More