Merry Christmas, everyone.

Jim James, from a short interview on Austin City Limits: “I do consider myself to be spiritual but I  don’t subscribe to any particular faith or ideology. I think spirituality is the most important thing a person can tackle in life, and if you don’t understand that—well, not that we’ll ever understand it—but if you…Read More

When he was a little boy, mid-20th century, John Chane, who is now a leader in the Episcopal Church, showed up for the birthday party of a friend from school. A dozen other kids had been invited. Everything was set for a happy celebration. The house was all decked out for the party.  John was…Read More

As for “religion” itself, I’ve been coming around to rejecting the concept of “religion.” No, not converting to atheism, but rejecting the belief that there is some isolated class of human experience that can be identified (and therefore compartmentalized) as “religion.” Western culture is the only one that even has a concept of “religion” as…Read More

Philadelphia has initiated a plan called Shared Prosperity to fight poverty and stimulate job growth. The way it has rolled it out offers a model for other cities that want to get the most out of their social and economic programs. The City of Brother Love has been especially hard hit by the recession since 2008. It…Read More