Tag: Matthew 23:29-39

It's been a mantra of those who speak out in societies facing the consequences of oppressed people. It first appeared in the pamphlet "Speak Truth to Power: A Quaker Search for an Alternative to Violence" in 1955. But it's actually an ancient Greek concept known as "παρρησια" which literally means "to speak freely." And the…

I was reading a seventh-grade public school exam from many decades ago and was struck with the level of language, grammar, and difficulty of the exam. It was very sophisticated and I struggled to “pass!” No one can look at the current culture and not witness the coarsening of the language of our day. Between the mainstreaming of…

I was reading a seventh-grade public school exam from many decades ago and was struck with the level of language, grammar, and difficulty of the exam. It was very sophisticated and I struggled to “pass!” No one can look at the current culture and not witness the coarsening of the language of our day. Between the mainstreaming of…