Is Dialogue Even Safe in the Trump Era?
As you may have gleaned from the last post, the state of the U.S. is troubling me on a deep level. It has, among other things, left me with no stomach for dialogue—a very strange [...]
Dialogue, Marriage Equality, and an Ancient Text
Note: Occasionally I write a post for this blog, set it aside to attend to something else, and forget about it. The post below came into being shortly after the landmark Supreme Court decision on [...]
Introverts, Shoeshines, and Doing Difficult Things (Like Dialogue)
Two wildly different stories from last weekend, and what they might teach us about dialogue: The introverts’ lunch. I just spent four days in Chicago at Live It Out, the 2014 conference of the Gay [...]
Certainty from the Left?
When I think of people who are certain of their beliefs—no possibility of compromise—certain strains of conservative come to mind. My conservative friends, however, tell me that progressives can be just as certain. I think [...]
Of Dreamers, Realists, and Dialogue
A few years ago, my wife and I had the privilege of visiting a monastery in South Africa. Like many monasteries, Mariya uMama weThemba observed the Great Silence from roughly 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. [...]
Reflections on the Dialogue: LGBTQ Issues and the Christian Church
Hello, my friends. It’s so nice to be back with you. A few weeks ago, I told you about an upcoming dialogue to which I’d been invited—a conversation with a dozen evangelical Christians about LGBTQ [...]