Faith | Love | Hope

I was listening to a Q & A with presidential candidate John McCain the other day when a lady in the crowd asked the Senator “Why do we still have to press #1 for english in the United States of America?”  This question was accompanied by an overwhelming amount of support and cheering.  Honestly, I wasn’t surprised, but in a way I still was.  It was a reminder for me of how well meaning people can actually recreate racial divisions and inequalities they supposedly oppose.  It was a reminder of how far we still have to go as a country to overcome racism and racialization. Read more »

Gotta love the pastor intros!!

Last night millions of viewers tuned in to watch the 2008 NBA draft. Leading up to the draft many experts and sports commentators shared their thoughts and predictions on which players would fit in with which teams. For some teams, history can be made in a single choice on draft night. However at the end of the day, the NBA draft is still a toss up, or as the top picks are called “a lottery.” And despite some teams winning out and drafting well, there are usually many more losers and regrets. Read more »

The New York Times released an article today about Christians in Iraq that had been paying for protection for years. Their pastor Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho was threatened that unless payments were made, he and his congregation would be killed. When security in Iraq increased last year along with the news that the man behind these murderous threats had been killed, the church stopped paying. Two weeks later, Archbishop Rahho’s body was found in a shallow grave outside Mosul, the biblical city of Ninevah. Read more »

More and more these days I read up on what bloggers are writing about church, culture, life, politics and sports. What I love about blogs is that they are raw and honest. Unedited, transparent and sometimes in your face. And of course they’re free. You don’t have to pay a magazine subscription or buy a newspaper. However, not all blogs are good reads. I’m always reminded how important it is to filter what you read, watch and listen to. Read more »