Picture it, Uppsala 1968! Fifty years ago, in July 1968, the nascent World Council of Churches (WCC) held its fourth Assembly in Sweden. Under the…
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Crossing Oceans
The other day, I traveled from Kentucky all the way to Southern Sicily. I took three different planes, then rented a car and drove to…
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Learn Spanish!
“And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.” ~Deuteronomy 10:19~ This year’s Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) were…
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A Clean Bill of Health
I am coming out of a medical leave and a cancer scare. I am among the lucky ones: after all the necessary tests, my tumors…
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Peace of News
In a recent speech, the Pope talked about peace journalism! This is probably unprecedented. In the summer of 2012, I spent 3 months in a…
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What are we waiting for?
This past Sunday, December 3, marked the first Advent Sunday of the 2017 Christmas season. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year, this is…
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Ecclesia semper reformanda.
Many years ago, shortly after Germany’s reunification, I went on a 10-day trip with my colleagues from my theology department, following Luther’s footsteps. Inevitably, one…
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A Time for Everything
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens… ~Ecclesiastes 3:1~ In the Northern hemisphere, October marks the celebration…
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The Longest War
I remember my history classes, sometime in high school I guess, when we learned about the Hundred Years’ War that opposed France and England between…
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An Iroquois on the Roof
I am just coming back from a visit to my homeland, Switzerland and I am reminded that today, August 1, marks the Swiss National Holiday…