A safety aide for news-watchers
WITH MORE AND more people watching the news than reading it, the time has come to adopt and adapt a safety feature of the auto industry.…
Standing up for myself in a sit-down sort of way
Some fifteen or so years later, I’d like to apologize to the guy sitting in the seat to the right in the row behind me. Or,…
Obscurity, celebrity, and guilty pleasures
I’m thankful that I cut my professional teeth in obscurity, where last week’s issue of the weekly newspaper quickly disappeared, and there were no fly-on-the-wall cameras…
A song of sympathy
There’s something just a little bit disconcerting about being in a roomful of people bouncing along happily to a song about your mother’s death. But it…
The Rhett way to handle awkward moments
I’ve spent a lot of my life slinking away from uncomfortable situations, hoping that if I slowly slope sideways I might quietly disappear as the screen…
Understanding hard times is not a piece of cake
I recently audited a class at a seminary, but most of my theological training has been in more informal settings. One of those lessons took me…
America, the indig-nation
Public discourse seems to have reached a new low. It was bad enough when our idea of engaging those we disagree with was to shout at…
The prince and the paparazzi: Christmas in July
Most journalists say that there’s only a handful of different stories to be written, and after a while all you do is change the names and…
Life directions from a lost soul
Most people chuckle at the news report about the poor old soul that sets out to buy a loaf of bread at the supermarket, only to…
Humility and the lure of leadership
Some have greatness thrust upon them, as Shakespeare noted. And some, well, they thrust their way to greatness. Having been involved in Christian media for many…
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