non-violence and the responsibilities of the cross
So strange on this Indigenous People’s Day that the rotten fruits of colonialism are so obvious across much of the globe. As the minister...
Epistle to Friends concerning by r. scot miller
The contemporary Quaker Peace witness is lacking credibility. The commitment to non-violence claimed by some Friends seems to have less...
Democracy as anti-christ
The apocalypse is upon us. What ever will you wear? Some already have a good stock of hemp clothing, colorful fair market wraps from...
It's not about you Scot, milk the cows...
Spending time in the barn milking Bonnie and Umma is often a time for me to put things into spiritually prioritized perspective. Of...
Not the Heat of Sin, But the Hell of Humanity
This project suggests that categories of sin such as pride, lust or greed produce economic systems driven by profit motives that distract...
Veering of the Subject: Cultural Criticisms of the Absurd
I remember living two blocks from the corner of Joy and Southfield roads in Detroit in the mid-1980’s. On the southeast side of the...
Impeachment. The mistaken desire to be relevant
Some observations that Friends will continue disagree with. I am republishing this essay in light of FCNL and other Quaker progressives’...
Just saying - No. Marginalizing the Absurd
I don't vote. Not because I don’t want to get my hands dirty in that “nasty business,” but due to well-thought and fully informed...
A Revelation to Evangelicals…
The too-often hidden truth among Christians is unveiled. In fundamentalist terms, the end is now. In Evangelical terms, this unveiling...
Gospel of the Absurd: Take up your Cross before the empire steals it
In response to recent statements made by public administrators about the Christian obligation to observe laws and policies mandated by...