by Mark Beckwith | Dec 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
“…Trumpism is a thoroughly religious movement”, David French wrote in a November 16 op-ed in the New York Times. A self-described evangelical Christian, French went on to say that since Trumpism is a religious phenomenon, it requires a religious answer. I agree. And...
by Mark Beckwith | Nov 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
A national day of Thanksgiving was first declared by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, to be observed at the end of the harvest season, in late November. Over the decades the date moved around several times, and in 1942 President Franklin Roosevelt issued a...
by Mark Beckwith | Nov 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
WELCOME TO THANKSGIVING VOICES A Braver Faith National Event Sunday, November 23, 2025 Time: 4 PM PT | 5 PM MT | 6 PM CT | 7 PM ET Join us for an evening of gratitude and reflection as we hear from voices representing diverse faith traditions. The webinar will...
by Mark Beckwith | Nov 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Beware of getting hooked,” a trusted friend and colleague advised me when I asked her what to watch out for when I was moving to a new position, a new city, a new life. “You have a tendency to get hooked by people who get under your skin because of the pain they live...
by Mark Beckwith | Nov 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
A challenge for all of us these days, regardless of where we fall on the political or religious continuum, is to stay grounded. Feet and soul firmly planted on terra firma. We are buffeted about by so many opinions, orders, actions and reactions– mostly framed in...
by Mark Beckwith | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Exile. Lament. Love. Repeat. A sequence I have settled on to help me deal with the chaos and cruelty that is swirling around us and raising havoc within us. Certainly around and within me. Exile. Exile involves being barred or sent away from one’s country. That is...
