2 Oct, 2022
Nukes, war and moral sanity
Nukes, war and moral sanity by Robert C. Koehler 939 words What does surrender look like in the world of...
1 Sep, 2022
Staring into the eyes of the wolf
Close your eyes and try to envision the two wolves. Imagine yourself as a terrified child.
27 Aug, 2022
The stained-glass teddy bear
My daughter, Alison, who is 36 years old, flew into town the other day (angel that she is) and I can’t let go of the wonder and miracle of it all . . . being alive.
18 Aug, 2022
With wars to wage, who can afford peace?
Texas and Arizona have begun busing refugees at their border – at a cost of millions – up to a couple liberal Northern cities . . . let’s see how they like it!
11 Aug, 2022
‘Mommy, somebody’s having a baby’
On a shrugged-off afternoon of YouTube wandering, I came upon this: “Is There Life After Death?” Hmmm . . . well, is there?
6 Aug, 2022
Surrendering power to reverence
“I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous Peoples.”
1 Aug, 2022
My weekend with the good guys
You may find this shocking, but a little over a decade ago I spent a weekend learning how to shoot a handgun — under the auspices of the NRA. I wound up earning myself an NRA “personal protection in the home” certificate.
28 Jul, 2022
The cynics’ monkey wrench
If you depart from an “us vs. them” philosophy of life, your first confrontation is likely to be with the cynics.
16 Jul, 2022
White supremacists want ‘their’ country back
One thing I notice as I read the growing warnings that this is the case is the assumption that suddenly the USA has become a divided nation...
1 Jul, 2022
Growing up, becoming a man
I’ve made my own choices along the path of life — spiritual, mental, physical. I declared myself a non-believer in my parents’ religion at age 16.
23 Jun, 2022
Good guys with guns?
Ready, aim, fire: “I believe in Jesus, guns and babies.” So declares Kandiss Taylor, GOP candidate for governor of Georgia, in a campaign ad.
19 Jun, 2022
Embracing the complexity of peace
“Just imagine for once if we led the world in funding peace and not wars.” Just imagine! The words are those of Robert Weissman, president of the organization ...
9 Jun, 2022
The collateral damage comes home
“They were at places that seemed safe — but few spaces in America are guaranteed safe anymore.”
2 Jun, 2022
Sexual assault and the American way
And another sex scandal pops into the news. This time it’s the Southern Baptist Convention, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, cringing in shame upon the recent release of a “bombshell” report detailing two decades of sexual abuse by pastors and other church officials, along with ongoing official coverup of the crimes and denigration of any victims who had the courage to speak up...
27 May, 2022
Beyond gun control, we need hatred control
Another terrorist slips into the classroom, into the news. Does anyone understand this? Even if guns are easily, readily available, why, why, why? I find it impossible even to be angry — it’s hard to be angry under incomprehensible circumstances...