Category: culture
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On being a white man in leadership.
You may not have noticed, but I’m a white man. OK, you probably knew that, but it’s a reality that’s been on my mind recently. In general, this isn’t something American white men spend time thinking about. Though I’m no expert, I imagine that women and people of color are generally far more aware of…
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The Autobiography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today Americans celebrate Dr. King’s life and legacy. Observed as a federal holiday since 1983- Martin Luther King Jr. Day was re-framed as a national day of service in 1994- it wasn’t until 2000 that every state officially recognized the holiday. There are few Americans as well-known or oft-quoted as Dr. King, yet many of…
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street preachers: good idea?
I’d be curious to hear from those of you with an opinion on the following. An article I’d written this summer was recently posted at Out of Ur. In the article, “Angry Preachers or Gospel Musicians”, I wrote about encounters I had with two different groups of Christians after leaving the Lollapalooza music festival. The…
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Black Friday & Eid al-Adha
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has occasioned some rather depressing posts on this blog (2007, 2008). My friend Brian, who lives in Jordan, today has a completely different and utterly fascinating take on Black Friday. By way of contrast Eid al-Adha falls on a different day each year as Muslims follow a lunar calendar. …
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Finding Hope in the Midst of Deadly Vipers (2)
Be sure to read part one of Andy Kim’s reflection on the recent Deadly Vipers saga. In this post Andy wraps up his thoughts. I want to thank him for taking the time to so carefully articulate both his reactions to this whole deal along with his perspective about how this affects the road ahead.…
David W. Swanson 