Claude Levi-Strauss has died. He was 100 years old. If you'd asked me last week, I probably wouldn't have known he was still alive, but now I am moved by his passing. His seat for history was a long and fascinating one. The NYT has a good, informative obituary.
I believe in justice and self-determination for all people. I believe that the gospel calls us to redistributive economics and active non-violence. I believe humor is a gift from God. I believe Jesus is something to do, not something to believe. I have just begun a new ministry as pastor of a small-membership church in Southern California, after serving for ten years in Alabama. (This is not a work blog.) I might have been a labor organizer in a former lifetime. I am aging in many directions. I like words, food, politics, dancing, color, clarity, ambiguity and a lot of other things...
Check out my introductory post here.
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