social justice

Rev. Christopher Tweel

To whom do you belong?

In the wake of the vile and disgusting display of hate by Alt-Right Neo-Nazi and KKK groups in Charlottesville, this question seems to...

Rev. Christopher Tweel

Yankee Doodle Dandy

This is an interesting Fourth this year. It comes as a surprise to exactly no one that the Fourth is going to be just as divisive and...

Rev. Christopher Tweel

A Hard Climate

Regardless of our political leanings it is clear that we are living in a time of turmoil and rank unrest. In the midst of that, we have...

Rev. Christopher Tweel

If only we could be enemies

Well. Emotions are running high right now. On all sides. For those who voted for Hillary Clinton, the election results seem like a shock....

Rev. Christopher Tweel

Psalm 13 in reflection

How long does it take to grow a tree? We can get trees from Lowes or Home Depot or any of a hundred nurseries and have them hand...

Rev. Christopher Tweel

Not by bread alone

Perhaps the biggest aspect of our human nature is simply that we are addicts. Our addiction? Success. Success at any cost. We want...

Rev. Christopher Tweel

The Face of Woe

Read Ecclesiastes. What does it tell us? Read chapter 3? Everything is worthless and empty Ecclesiastes is sometimes a hard book of the...

Rev. Christopher Tweel

Speaking from our Fear

--from letters to the Editor in Response to Mayor David Bower's comments on internment camps in the US I admit it. I am scared. When...

Rev. Christopher Tweel

Little Sorrel and his Owner

When my daughter and I drive up and down Monument Ave, she recites the names of the monuments, calling each one out like a friend. Going...

Rev. Christopher M. Tweel