by markfeldmeir | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
In Matthew 25, Jesus tells a story. Your boss, he says, is heading up to Breckenridge for an extended vacation. She plans to be gone for a long time, giving you no idea of when she’ll return. She’s very wealthy, by the way. Business has been very good, profits are...
by markfeldmeir | Sep 2, 2020 | Social Issues
If you’re anything like me, you want so badly to believe that you’re standing on the right side of an issue, and on the right side of history, and on the right side of God—and most of the time you’re pretty sure you are—that you can quickly turn penultimate things...
by markfeldmeir | Aug 10, 2020 | Social Issues
In my forthcoming book, I explore how, as people of faith, we are called to practice a politics of compassion in our broken world. What core commitments might inform how Christians respond to the most contentious issues of our day, such as health care, climate...
by markfeldmeir | Aug 3, 2020 | Social Issues
With 91 days until the November 2020 Presidential Election, U.S. Americans are about to enter one of the most contentious political seasons in recent memory. How do we transcend the politics of contempt that dominates our country and turns friends into...
by markfeldmeir | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
With Memorial Day just a few days away, I’ve been reflecting on a conversation I had with a now-deceased parishioner who, along with more than 150,000 other soldiers, had stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944. While he lived to tell about it, he often...
