Author: redwa1106

Recently I met with small group and discussed a big problem – Medical Debt. The meeting was inspired by reading an article where churches came together to leverage their money to buy debt., like collection agencies do..... the medical debt of complete strangers.... like six million dollars worth....... and then, forgive it. What an audacious… Continue reading R.I.P Medical Debt →

No, the title isn't a mistake. I know that the familiar title is, Being John Malkovich , a 1999 American fantasy comedy film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich and Charlie Sheen as themselves. In case you have not seen it, the film is about the ability… Continue reading Being John Pavlovitz →

The Scripture reading for next Sunday is Matthew 6, the verses that include what is often referred to as The Lord's Prayer. If you attend a Christian church, it will invariably be part of the worship. It is a common an element to worship as the cross or the baptismal font. The Gospel reads:“This, then,… Continue reading Forgive Us Our ____________ →

The day he was lynched, Martin Luther King Jr was among the most reviled men in the United States. That is a hard statement to write. I am, however, old enough to remember that April day. I remember the tone of the conversation, the attitude, the emotion of my friends and neighbors in the lily… Continue reading White Martin →

As I drove a song came on the Sirius XM channel that gave me a flashback to another lifetime....................... When I walked into the room I knew something had change. Everyone was there but the mood was far from what I had expected. “What's up?”, I asked. “Jim's dead”, Sue responded with tears in her… Continue reading Hey Tomorrow! →

When arguing on social media (an admittedly futile effort that I undertake solely because I like to debate a position), recently I have taken to asking for evidence from a credible source. “Link to your reputable sources, please. I await your response” is now my standard reply to those who cite nebulous claims about a… Continue reading If You Were Right I Would Agree With You →

I align with the concept of democratic socialism because I have been blessed with its benefits and am old enough to have known people who have suffered in its absence. I grew up in a mining town, but the coal it produced was no longer valued. My father died when I was eight, and my… Continue reading On Being a Democratic Socialist →

"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can." This quote was what drew me to my study of Hale. For me, it resonated with the thoughts of Eleanor Roosevelt* "Better to light one… Continue reading Edward Everett Hale →

How did I not understand this simple fact much earlier in my life? How could I spend so much of my adult life without a proper appreciation of the Sunday Times? I have always been a reader of a newspaper. My family owned a paper route and, in sixth grade I inherited it from my… Continue reading The Sunday New York Times →