July’s VanLife escape took us on our north-south loop from Detroit to Clearwater. Or more specifically, Royal Oak to Dunedin and back. We make this trip often, for the fun of it, but also to look in on the old man. Plus, all the climate and other social-political turmoil can make you want to get…

This title borrows words from the Right Reverand Dr. Bonnie Perry, Michigan’s eleventh diocesan Episcopal Bishop. The emphatic statement that Jesus was not, and will never be, a Christian nationalist was the thrust of her presentation. She spoke about a month ago at a conference titled ‘White Christian Nationalism: Politics Masquerading as Religion’. (More from…

Recently, a man introduced himself to me as an ardent Zionist. He put a subtle but noticeable emphasis on the word ardent. Later, I came across the reference to an ardent Zionist in my reading. Then I heard a scholar reference ardent Zionism in an interview. Since Zionism is an important topic, the recurring ‘ardent’…

We need to divorce Israel because of that country’s relentless assault on civilization and humanity, their actions against democracy, and their utter disrespect for America. In this election year, the obvious place for America to take a meaningful stance against Israeli debauchery, is to exclude them from any direct or implied consideration within the party…

The new America is coming. We must work to make it what we want, need, and deserve. Common people need to help shape it through their hope and determination. Thinking caring people know we can do better; we need to take advantage of the opportunity before us, before it is gone. Change is constant and…

Let’s agree it is not Jesus’s crisis; it is a man-made Jesus crisis. Christians have a vested interest and responsibility in ongoing world change, and it is not going well. Republican forces are flagrant and obvious about their new apostolic reformation agenda. It delivers a cavalier and detrimental effect on Christianity and democracy. Now, through…