After 36 years of serving churches as a pastor and consultant, I came to a startling conclusion the other day.

When our only options are dead religion and deadly religion, we need a new alternative. 

We need a moral movement to create change.

I was taking out the recycling late last evening. Like many buildings in New York, there is a room at the end of the hall on each floor where the residents take their recyclables. There, they separate the paper from the plastic, then the building staff make their rounds and gather it to take out to the street.

I was taking out the recycling late last evening. Like many buildings in New York, there is a room at the end of the hall on each floor where the residents take their recyclables. There, they separate the paper from the plastic, then the building staff make their rounds and gather it to take out to the street.

I have not chosen the easy way.