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Presidents Day: Celebrating Leaders Who Served the People

| February 17, 2020

The words of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, two iconic leaders we honor on Presidents Day, reflect deeper qualities of character defining the presidency as a service to the people based on integrity, morality and reverence. […] Read More

When Political Corruption Clouds Our View, Find the Silver Lining

By Colin Harris

| January 28, 2020

The dark cloud of the politics of moneyed power and religious sanction have united in an unholy alliance to transform our collective consciousness into a tolerance of the dominance of our lesser angels. But there’s a silver lining. […] Read More

New Year’s Alert: The Dangers of ‘Politi-Fatigue’

By Colin Harris

| January 2, 2020

My new year’s concern is ‘politi-fatigue,’ or political fatigue. It will lead to passive citizenship that either will check out of the process or will be vulnerable to efforts to manipulate responses in ideological directions. […] Read More

When Our Republic Goes to School

By Colin Harris

| December 2, 2019

Setting aside the partisan divide over the impeachment inquiry, we must examine a larger question: How is our constitutional framework handling the stress? Is our governmental system breaking down or holding up? Here are 4 lessons. […] Read More

How Mister Rogers Has Helped the Evolution of Ministry

By Colin Harris

| November 22, 2019

The traditional image of a minister as a ‘preacher’ or ‘church leader’ is engrained in many of us. Mister Rogers, an ordained Presbyterian minister, broadened that definition as he lived out his calling in a non-traditional role. […] Read More

How to Move Forward When Society Exiles Our Values

By Colin Harris

| November 4, 2019

We seem to be in a metaphorical exile. Forces inconsistent with values we claim as a foundation for our society appear to have taken control of our identity. Don’t give in to helplessness. Here’s what to do until the ‘empire’ falls. […] Read More

Impeachment as National Confession and Penance

By Colin Harris

| October 28, 2019

Our impeachment process could be seen as a kind of collective confession of a dereliction of duty as citizens to defend the Constitution. We must do more than assign wrongdoing; we must enter into collective confession and penance. […] Read More

Tuesdays with Jeremiah: Rush-To-War Parallels, Then and Now

By Colin Harris

| October 8, 2019

The prophet Jeremiah urged King Zedekiah to seek a solution to the Babylonian threat short of open conflict. The king chose the counsel of his hard-line advisers to pursue militant resistance. The similarities to today are striking. […] Read More

Look Back | Will We Recover from Our Nation’s Moral Deficits?

By Colin Harris

| September 27, 2019

Economic deficits have long-lasting consequences, but we incur an even greater moral deficit when we ‘trample the needy and bring ruin to the poor’ while favoring those who are well off. Will we choose to repair our moral deficits? […] Read More

Will Need and Privilege Come Together for Common Good?

By Colin Harris

| September 10, 2019

Ethnicity, gender, nationality and frameworks of opportunity influence whether a person bears the burden of need or enjoys the benefits of privilege. How do we bridge the gap to achieve a community focused on a common good? […] Read More

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