Mockingbird Monday: Dr. King, To Kill a Mockingbird, and A Radical Compassion.

Several years ago, I began to pick up books about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I had listened to his moving speeches, read of a few of his letters, and watched documentaries about this American hero. As I dug into his life, I was captured by his moving theology and passion to serve. As Dr. […]

Interview with singer/songwriter Bill Mallonee

Paste Music Magazine, in a survey conducted by both writers and artists, listed Bill Mallonee as #65 in their “100 Greatest Living Songwriters Poll.” Mallonee, the lyrical and musical source behind the late Vigilantes of Love, started playing music in Athens in the late 80’s. From 1995 until about 2002, Bill toured the country with […]

The Shameless Politics of Tragedy

I have been botheredthis week as Iperused news articles,Twitter, and Facebooktowitness theblatant politicizing of the tragic shooting in Arizona. On Tuesday,I reada piece about the mental and emotional instability of the shooter; as the investigation has unfolded, we have discovered more and more how the young manwas not motivated in any way by political discourse. […]