What do Martin Luther King, Jr., Pablo Neruda and J.R.R. Tolkien have in common? A willingness to follow the voice of vocation, on one hand, and an enduring influence, on
Category: Commentary
Thoughts on books I’ve read, documentaries I’ve seen, podcasts I’ve listened to, and various other topics.
Shadows & Dust, Vol. I, Issue 7
I’ve been digging into my “archives” a little bit this month. So I thought I’d include a short list of favorite books from my personal library, along with three books
On God’s Side
The other night I drove to Boulder, Colo., to hear well-known preacher and activist Jim Wallis speak about his new book, On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned
Shadows & Dust, Vol. I, Issue 6
Thanks to his now ubiquitous hymn, “Amazing Grace,” John Newton became a well known slave-trader-turned-abolitionist. Less well known, but no less fervent a convert to the cause of abolition and human rights,