People who travel frequently – especially to other countries – know that as we encounter diversity, it is easier and easier to be misunderstood. This becomes harder and harder to forge good relationships. It is no longer enough to partition the world into silos. We must learn to become multilingual – or, at least make … Continue reading Lost in Translation

Almost as soon as settlers arrived on these shores, claims were being made on all the resources it possessed. The plants and trees… the animals… the water… the air… Collectively, we have approached inhabitation by taking the passage in Genesis very seriously: “and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over … Continue reading Who Will Speak for this Planet?

When Jesus was killed, there was at least one disciple paralyzed in grief. Peter lost his teacher, his ministry, his future and, maybe, his faith. And like all of us when a tragic ending befalls someone close, we ask whether there was something we might have done. Or something we might still do. This story … Continue reading The Amazing Spider-Man and the Interdependent Web

When it comes to Easter, there is a well known and powerful story that tends to dominate the day. But there are many who are not needing a licensed and corporate Easter Story. They are needing a story of their own. A story of how love that is surely lost finds new life. A story … Continue reading The Difference Between Eastering and Being Eastered