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“He called for help.”
Michael reflects soberly and sorrowfully on the appalling murder of Trayvon Martin. I didn’t want to think about how similar Trayvon Martin is to the vision I have for my son. He was a boy, enjoying life, getting good grades, collecting admiration from teachers; he was loved by his family, who over and over called the…
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Interview with Margaret and Dwight Peterson Continued
The first part of my interview with Margaret and Dwight Peterson about their book, Are You Waiting for “The One”?, can be found here. __________________________________ In contrast to concealing the truth, you devote one chapter to friendship within marriage. While you acknowledge that friendship hasn’t always been seen as an important or even expected part…
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Interview with Margaret and Dwight Peterson
I recently reviewed Are You Waiting For “The One”? by Margaret and Dwight Peterson. The authors kindly agreed to answer some of the questions the book raised for me. As you’ll notice, at the beginning of the interview Margaret differentiated her answers from those of her husband – who has recently been quite sick –…
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“…no option but to live in penitence…”
The Church, however, addresses itself to all human violence, in all human beings. If it is to be itself, it has no option but to live in penitence, in critical self-awareness and acknowledgement of failure. It must recognize constantly its failings as a community to be a community of gift and mutuality, and warn itself…
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The New Jim Crow, Chapter 2
Richard has posted his review of the second chapter of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow. I hope you’ll visit his site and chime in with your thoughts. A quick word about comments. This topic elicits strong reactions. There are comments I’ve removed from my review of the first chapter because of the ugly assumptions…
David W. Swanson
Pastor and Author
David W. Swanson 