February 6, 2014In the inexorable grip of heroin addiction and clinical depression, in the desperation of a failing musical career, and deep from valley of the shadow of the death by suicide of a close friend, folk singer James Taylor wrote the 1970 ballad Fire and Rain. The second verse is an unforgettable and timeless…
January 30, 2014 When you arrive at 18th and Baynard on Saturday morning to attend the Freedom Forum, you will cross clear, clean, and safe sidewalks because a set of hands shoveled and salted. You will pass through doors adorned with bright fliers produced by gifted and creative minds. Once inside you will receive a…
January 23, 2014 This week’s offering is only secondarily a plug to read On God’s Side by Jim Wallis and come to the Brown Bag Book Club gathering this Sunday to talk more about it. The primary point is to share a bit of Wallis’ wisdom and faith because it is absolutely timely and so…