When Liberal Was a Good Word

Western Kansas is pretty dry. Irrigation, using water from the Ogallala Aquifer, makes it possible for farmers to grow bumper crops of wheat, corn, and soybeans out there. Some of this crop will go into tortillas, tofu, or bread; but a lot of it will be burned for fuel in the form of [...]

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Three Tasks for Theology

When my brother-in-law was about five he used to love telling a knock-knock joke: Knock-knock. Who’s there? Amos. Amos who? Amos bit me!
Then he would roar with laughter. He thought it was hilarious. He didn’t realize he was leaving out an important syllable. The joke was supposed to be [...]

Kenny D

I don’t have a lot to say this week. Last week we had a memorial service for my cousin Kenny D, who died in an automobile accident. We were pretty close, because he stayed with our family for a while after his mother died when he was about two years old. I [...]