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From a news article: “The Department of Transportation reported Monday that only 72% of domestic flights by the USA’s 20 largest airlines arrived on time in January, February, March and April, the worst showing for those four months since DOT began reporting on-time performance this way in 1995.” I could personally testify to it! HowContinue reading “Flight delays — indeed!”

Not only do I believe in hospitality; heck, I’ve even seen it! Okay, you probably recognize this rather bland “borrowing” of Mark Twain’s reply when he was asked if he believes in baptism. (Twain was a bit spicier.) The most recent time I saw hospitality was this past weekend (Pentecost Sunday weekend) when my familyContinue reading “Do You Believe in Hospitality?”

What do you think? Violent conflicts in which religion is a factor have proliferated in various parts of the world: Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Sri Lanka, India, Nigeria, Somalia and others. These crises involve one or more of the Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – demonstrating that it’s not only Islamic terrorism beggingContinue reading “Religion: Cause or Cure of Conflict”

I know as well as you how terribly tardy I am with this update about my studies, research and life in Geneva. I could explain why I’m so tardy but that would be just painfully boring — for us both. I hope to be more regular since being irregular is no fun in lots ofContinue reading

I know as well as you how terribly tardy I am with this update about my studies, research and life in Geneva. I could explain why I’m so tardy but that would be just painfully boring — for us both. I hope to be more regular since being irregular is no fun in lots ofContinue reading “Update from Switzerland, 25 October 2006”

William Sloane CoffinMost of my role models in the Christian faith are people I know well and have for a long time. My grandparents are examples, as are other family members, former ministers and teachers. Their impact on me was gradual, resulting from numerous conversations and experiences and encounters.I have a few role models inContinue reading

The FCC crackdown in the aftermath of Janet Jackson’s nipple slip may not have been entirely misguided. A new study finds that exposure to sexuality in the media can, in fact, make teenagers more likely to have sex at an early age. Researchers surveyed 1,017 teens in fourteen North Carolina middle schools, interviewing students betweenContinue reading “The (Sexual) Revolution Will Be Televised”

Welcoming and GivingThe Reverend Nathan Day WilsonHayya’s home in Tel Aviv, Israel, was open to all. There was hardly a day when she and her husband did not have guests. All sorts of people ate at their table, and everyone was treated like a king or queen. Some guests lived in the house for monthsContinue reading “Hospitality”

I recently came across a piece I wrote in 2003 about my vision for the USA in 2020. Enjoy! — Nathan Day Wilson The future can be better than the present and each of us has a responsibility to make it so. This is a guiding principle for my life and the premise to myContinue reading “Hope”

By The Reverend Nathan Day Wilson Exciting research is asking important questions about the religious and spiritual lives of youth: What do they believe? In what religious practices do they engage? Do they expect to remain loyal to the faith of their parents, or are they abandoning traditional religious institutions in search of new formContinue reading “Youth Seeking God”