Five purple flowers symbolize the 5 people you meet in disagreement.

The Five People You Meet in Disagreement

Something fascinating about human conversation is not only what people disagree over, but how they express their disagreement. There’s body language to take into account, as well as the level of openness a person has toward controversial topics and relational conflict. A person’s experiences, culture, religion, and political leanings can also influence how an individual…

A silver dish and chalice sit on the table for communion.

At This Table

In the tradition of the church I attend, the priest stands behind the altar and says, “This table doesn’t belong to our church or our denomination. All baptized Christians are welcome.”  I live in Athens, Georgia. Politically, we are a red city surrounded by a sea of blue. And while my family lives in the…

Cracked red brick illustrates the walls that divide people who disagree.

veritas vos liberabit

Veritas Words scream out from billboards, from speakers from mouths; And the concrete used to build walls around right and wrong is rough from indecision and movement, crumbling to pea gravel, indecipherably gray stony rubbish. Chesterton claimed “A creed is a collective thing, and even its sins are sociable,” (Chesterton, G.K. What is Wrong With…