My pastor, spiritual advisor, and friend David Tubbs and I have discussed LGBTQ+ issues and the church for quite some time, and at some length. He first asked me to address the Good Shepherd congregation several years ago as the United Methodist Church wrestled with these questions. Given that the actual changes are only now … Read more
I just joined Soroptimist International. I carried a little angst to my first meeting last night, but it dissipated quickly. I considered this for months before deciding I could bring myself to it without being an unhelpful distraction. There are several reasons to support Soroptimist International. Most prominently, the organization promotes education for girls and … Read more
As I type Taliban militants are flooding the streets of Kabul, and the president of Afghanistan has fled the country. Will we learn this time? Is this the one that takes? Is this the obscenely expensive (blood and treasure) attempt to externally impose modern Western values on people who have not only never held them, … Read more