Sri Lanka: A Tale of Crimes and Evasions

With anti-government protests raging all over the Middle East, and even in the peaceful Maldive Islands, the large pro-government May Day rallies on the streets of Colombo, Sri Lanka, must have been viewed with some puzzlement by foreigners. However, fling together a...

Justice or Vengeance: Which Do You Choose?

How can you talk about restorative justice to people who just want blood? We must value human life as a Christian people. We must value human life without a “but” or an “if.” The minute we start to think people are too far from saving or...

Routine matters

Do you like routines? I don’t like the thought of being a slave to the same old same old, but there is something comforting about knowing what will happen and when it will happen. Sunday comes around week after week, for example, and we know there will be...

On What Kind of Foundation Do We Build Our Ethics?

It has been over a week now since the 10-year chapter in the much longer story of our human struggle ended with the killing of Osama bin Laden. First reactions of cheering and celebration were soon met by reminders that an isolated event, even of that magnitude, would...

Asking Questions: The Task of a Christian Peacemaker

The question I raised last week – why do people like Osama bin Laden hate the United States so much? – has generated considerable response, mostly outside of my congregation, but also some from within as well as within my own family of origin. We should welcome the...