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Combating hate in the midst of sadness
I certainly have been in shock at the news that came out of Tucson this weekend. The acts of the young man who took so many lives and has sent our nation into a fury of emotional outcry comes as dev... Read More
On Being Krista Tippett
I am a relatively recent, but wholeheartedly enthusiastic fan of Krista Tippett, host of American Public Media’s Being, formerly Speaking of Faith. Listening to her this week as the opening lect... Read More
Webb vs. Web: In Defense of Not Being Right
You’re sitting at your computer trawling your daily litany of internet-check-in and networking sites, be them a flutter of tweets or tumblr-fulls of diggs and books of faces. There’s a link from s... Read More
Orphan Stories at Christmastime
My inaugural posts at State of Formation seem to indicate a passion for sharing what I believe are incisive resources with State of Formation contributors and readers. This Christmas Eve Eve, I commen... Read More
A Response to Ricky Gervais’ “Why I’m an Atheist”
This week British comedian Ricky Gervais asked a number of famous friends, including Conan O’Brien, to publicize “A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I’m an Atheist.” Written as a post f... Read More
(en)gendering dialogue
I believe we human beings are a unique mix of feminine and masculine energies, the gift of both nature and nurture. In my experience, this mix of gendered elements, both fixed and continually shaped b... Read More
Superman of the House
This post originally appeared at the Good Men Project Magazine In 1987, just a few weeks before he died of cancer, my father recorded his final thoughts onto an audiotape. Among his slow, brea... Read More
On the Need for a Dialogue that Endures Difference and the Conflict between Presbyterians and the State of Israel
This week, SoF contributors were asked to consider responding to an article entitled, “Presbyterians Against Israel” posted last week by Marvin Hier and Abraham Cooper in the Wall Street Journ... Read More