Let's see how this goes

When tyrants speak of extremists , they just mean people who are not in the mainstream-- as the tyrants themselves are defining the mainstream in the particular moment. - Timothy Snyder "On Tyranny"

"Have Mercy": Watch Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's Sermon Challenging Trump at Inaugural Service

The oligarchs cling to MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech—because dreams aren’t a threat.

They hide this—we will have to pay the bill while they keep TAKING and distracting us with HATE for each other so that we won’t notice.

They don’t want you to know about Martin Luther King’s “One Penny” speech…

How can it feel so much worse than I was expecting it to?

I think what makes the movie Red 1 so good is that there is no sense of farce. It is funny because it's not.

I've really enjoyed reading Henri Nouwen's book, "The inner voice of love."

Your experience of emptiness is not the final experience, beyond it is a place where you are being held in love (Henri Nouwen)

I have been reflecting a lot on the chapter of On Tyranny, especially the term extremist. It is basically a word to define the "other."

Light reading.

I started reading Timothy Snyder's book, "On Tyranny." I can't believe I am just finding this book now. I know someone told me to read it earlier and I just didn't.

Is there a television show that gives you comfort?

I've decided to write a sermon on Gratitude as Resistance... what are you grateful for in these difficult times?

I am looking forward to this new platform