Starting with the Ferguson tragedy in 2014, I’ve written Faith Perspective columns for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and its online version, STLToday.com. Here’s an archive of some of them.
A Backlash of “Decency and Dignity”
A Backlash of “Decency and Dignity”
Christian Values Matter
Christian Values Matter
Reconciling Politics and Christian Love
Reconciling Politics and Christian Love
Loving the “Other”
Loving the “Other”
A Christian Critique of American Politics
A Christian Critique of American Politics
For Our Children’s Sake
For Our Children’s Sake
Will the Worst Bring Out Our Best?
Will the Worst Bring Out Our Best?
“We the People” and True Freedom: A Thought about Gun Control
“We the People” and True Freedom: A Thought about Gun Control
Christian Patriotism
Christian Patriotism
Working with the Enemy
Working with the Enemy
Between the Extremes
Between the Extremes
What Non-Believers Can Teach the Religious
What Non-Believers Can Teach the Religious
When PTSD Hits Home
When PTSD Hits Home
It’s Not Just About Sexuality
It’s Not Just About Sexuality
The Face of Tomorrow’s Christian?
The Face of Tomorrow’s Christian?
Hope for 2019
Hope for 2019
Atheism is not a dirty word
Atheism is not a dirty word
Remember this before voting
Remember this before voting
When viewpoints differ
When viewpoints differ
The virtues of a quiet faith
The virtues of a quiet faith
Casting out demons
Casting out demons
How should you use the Bible?
How should you use the Bible?
Simply paying attention
Simply paying attention
How the faithful should respond to atheism
How the faithful should respond to atheism
Hamilton and a lesson in citizenship
Hamilton and a lesson in citizenship
In God do we trust?
In God do we trust?
Healing our divisions
Healing our divisions
Is the Force with you?
Is the Force with you?
Unsocial media
Unsocial media
Our thoughts and prayers
Our thoughts and prayers
No justice, no peace
No justice, no peace
Defending Joel Osteen
Defending Joel Osteen
After Charlottesville: Let’s reject our natural destructive ways
After Charlottesville: Let’s reject our natural destructive ways
The dog days of summer
The dog days of summer
A father’s duty?
A father’s duty?
The best Mother’s Day gift
The best Mother’s Day gift
Is church worth your time?
Is church worth your time?
Painting a kinder world
Painting a kinder world
Forging paths of peace
Forging paths of peace
Finding faith in humanity as Christmas looms
Finding faith in humanity as Christmas looms
This kind of change forces greater understanding
This kind of change forces greater understanding
A Christian’s guide to the election
A Christian’s guide to the election
Do Trump and Clinton understand forgiveness?
Do Trump and Clinton understand forgiveness?
What is a “Christian” American?
What is a “Christian” American?
In the mountains we gain perspective
In the mountains we gain perspective
Hope in a divided land
Hope in a divided land
Stronger together or apart?
Stronger together or apart?
Ali’s spirituality and character shone through his cockiness
Ali’s spirituality and character shone through his cockiness
How does God speak?
How does God speak?
When the news is bad
When the news is bad
The early Christians honored free speech — a right some Americans ignore
The early Christians honored free speech — a right some Americans ignore
Balancing the portfolio of life
Balancing the portfolio of life
When doubting is saintly
When doubting is saintly
