A Flash of Black
Hearts of darkness haunt the recently released movie “Race” about Jesse Owens’ athletic career in track and field. At the beginning of the movie, Jesse and a friend board a bus…
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The Light in Lent
Nine parts dust and one part light, Just motes that shimmer on the air, Like stars, for one brief moment bright, We vanish even as we flare. There’s sweetness in…
Presto Valet
You can’t go home again. Thomas Wolfe, one of the most treasured authors produced by this country, says it outright in the title of his classic novel: You can’t go…
On Scarlet Wings
Tap, tap, tap. Tap, tap, tap. Tap, tap, tap at the window. A brilliant red cardinal flew again and again at the windows lining the room where we were gathered…
A Better Way
Maintaining community in the face of conflict, negotiating healthy interpersonal dynamics, and striving intentionally for an equitable distribution of power are all tenets of servant-leadership, a philosophy formed by the simple…
Voices of Hope
The world’s heart hangs heavy in her bosom this week. A soccer stadium full of people, a concert hall full of people, restaurants full of people. Now more than 130 dead…
