Public Issues Publications:
"Sex Ed: Abstinence, yes, but also compassion," Roanoke Times, August 8, 1994, p. A5.
"The courts, Bible, and abortion issue," Roanoke Times, November 16, 1994, p. A10.
"Call to Renewal: Christians appeal for compassion," co-authored
with Katy Scott,
Roanoke Times,
"Evolution or not, we are accountable,"
Roanoke Times,
"Classroom inclusion in Montgomery County:
Balancing the needs of special and regular
students," co-authored with Fred S.
Morton IV, Roanoke Times,
"Democracy on the Net," Electronic School, January, 1999,
pp. 24-25. Also available at:
<http://www.electronic-school.com/199901/0199sbot1.html>
"Violent media may have a cathartic role in healthy
lives," Roanoke Times,
p. A15.
"Never Oversimplify," Commencement
Speech to Philosophy Graduates, Virginia Tech,
"Imagine a public school where Jesus is the
principal," Roanoke Times,
1999
"Leaving Our Comfort Zones," Sermon
at Asbury United
"Finding a new mascot for a new millenium,"
Tech Spectrum,
"Socrates would not have survived the SOLs," Roanoke Times, February 18, 2001, pp. H1 & H5.
"The Gift of Our Imperfections,"
Sermon at Asbury United
"Martin Luther King, Jr.:
Whitewashed?" Sermon at Asbury United
A significantly shortened version of this
was published as: "Checking the Status of a
Dream:
The second part of the message gets whitewashed,"
Roanoke Times,
"A faulty criticism of gay life," Roanoke Times, July 17, 2002, p. A17.
"Turning Wine into Water," Sermon at
Asbury United
"40 Days, 40 Years, 40 Acres (and
a mule)," Sermon at Asbury United Methodist
Church,
March 30, 2003.
"Beyond Your Board's Code of Ethics," National School Boards
Association Convention,
"The Most Segregated
Hour in America?"
Reprinted in Virginia Tech Conductor, insert in Virginia Tech
Spectrum,
"From the Meaning of Life to a Meaningful Life," presented to student groups several times since 1985. Power Point presentation.