Substance or vapor?

For years I've considered the cover selection policy for TIME magazine fascinating, and a barometer of U. S. culture and values.

That said, the contrast between TIME's first domestic cover of 2014 compared to its "world" cover feels unsettling.

Just possibly in the contrast we find an indicator of the depth of our national frivolity in view of our very real and largely unaddressed issues/challenges.

Take a look here and then let me know what you think?

U2 Evangelism

Michael Landauer's Op-Ed ("In God's Country") in yestersday's edition of The Dallas Morning ews is more than worth a careful look. I have to admit, when I heard Bono speak in Dallas a couple of years ago, it felt right in a larger way than when I'm in most churches.

What do you think"

U2's music has great meaning, not just to me, but to the world. When you say something like that out loud, it seems like cheesy fanboy gushing, I know. But a new book by Baylor professor and lay Episcopal preacher Greg Garrett has validated my – dare I say it? – religious view of the band.

Read the entire essay here.

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