Looking back on this essay from July of 2013, about the hysteria surrounding the trial of George Zimmerman regarding the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, I find that considering all that with all that has happened since, with Ferguson MO and NYC, this essay remains very applicable. So I decided to edit it a little andContinue reading “Silence Is Not An Option: Some Thoughts on Justice & Inequality”
Tag Archives: Christ and Culture
Economics, Equality, Crayons & the Cross
My kids were coloring the other day and their cache of crayons was getting low, consisting mostly of worn down nubs and broken pieces. So their mother got out two new boxes of crayons and added them to the cache. She returned to check on them a few minutes later only to discover that theyContinue reading “Economics, Equality, Crayons & the Cross”
Mechanics & Meaning: The Nye-Ham Debate
Recently there was a highly publicized and mostly disappointing debate between the Bill Nye “The Science Guy” and Ken Ham, Founder of the Christian organization Answers In Genesis. Now in the interest of full disclosure, I need to tell you that I love Bill Nye and appreciate all that he did for Science Education backContinue reading “Mechanics & Meaning: The Nye-Ham Debate”