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The Coming of Justice

January 18, 2013 by David Anderson 3 Comments

On March 7, 1965, 600 civil rights marchers left Selma, Alabama for Montgomery. Governor George Wallace called the march a threat to public safety and vowed to do all in is power to prevent this rabble from marching all the way to his office in Montgomery. When the 600 came to the Edmund Pettis Bridge, […]

Filed Under: Change, Community, Faith in Action, Fear, Forgiveness, Justice/Peace, Repentance

Christmas After Newtown

December 15, 2012 by David Anderson 4 Comments

I lit a fire in the hearth this morning and turned on the lights of the bare Christmas tree. It was six a.m., cold outside with a grey morning light. Nine days before Christmas Eve. Twenty little children have been killed in their classrooms, festooned with holiday decorations and happily cluttered with Christmas crafts. I […]

Filed Under: Change, Community, Faith in Action, Forgiveness, Grace, Healing, Mercy, Repentance

Hurricane Prayer

November 5, 2012 by David Anderson 2 Comments

After church on Sunday I went to visit a family whose home had been flooded in the hurricane. When I pulled up to the house it looked fine, frankly. Everywhere there was evidence that water had been here and gone. The street had a slick mud coating and the grass in the lawn was matted […]

Filed Under: Community, Faith/Trust, Grace, Love

All My Children

October 25, 2012 by David Anderson 2 Comments

  The child had been wounded in a rocket attack in Syria. She lay, arms and legs splayed, on a hospital gurney too big for her. An oxygen mask cupped her nose and mouth. Tubes and lines grew like dark tendrils from her arms. I turn the newspaper page. Next article. I’m looking for stories […]

Filed Under: Community, Family, Love

Elevator Rules

October 2, 2012 by David Anderson 4 Comments

Everybody knows the Elevator Rules. Rule #1            Stand facing the door. Rule #2            Space yourself evenly in the elevator car. Rule #3            Stand still. Rule #4            Don’t talk to strangers. Rule #5            Keep your eyes on the floor indicator lights. There’s some wisdom in elevator etiquette, how to conduct yourself when you’re locked into a […]

Filed Under: Community, Intimacy, Seeing

The Eyes of Mark

September 8, 2012 by David Anderson 5 Comments

When I walked into the grocery store, he was standing by the door. I’d never seen him before, but he was wearing a uniform and I knew he was an employee. I said an average hello, and he responded with a hello so happy it startled me. Then he handed me a shopping basket. I […]

Filed Under: Community, Happiness, Intimacy, Love

Stop Carping. Start Caring.

July 27, 2012 by David Anderson 3 Comments

After the mass killing in Aurora last week, I got on my high horse. I was sure we needed tougher gun laws. When people threw up their hands and said, “Who in the world needs assault rifles!” I agreed. When people expressed outrage that someone could buy 6,000 rounds of ammo online, I said, “Duh!” […]

Filed Under: Community, Faith in Action, Family, Healing

This I Believe–In 8 Words

July 23, 2012 by David Anderson 5 Comments

My church, the Episcopal Church, just concluded its national convention. Critics of liberal religion were quick to condemn the gathering for accommodating the timeless truth of the gospel to the whims of today’s culture. Ross Douthat of the New York Times had a suggestion for us. “The leaders of the Episcopal Church and similar bodies […]

Filed Under: Belief, Community, Faith in Action, Justice/Peace, Seeing, Service, Vocation/ Calling

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