<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[faith-and-ethics]]></title><description><![CDATA[faith-and-ethics]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:11:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA["Can Anything Good Come out of the Gaza Crisis?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the brutal terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7th the world has been lining up and taking sides. Although very few non-Arab...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/can-anything-good-come-out-of-the-gaza-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b2c6c4d7df0eb145ae7438</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 22:23:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7011c7318dda018e9b2ed52f4be90f63.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is There a Road Back to Concern for All?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we begin a new presidential political season, many people are filled with anxiety. The main reason for this concern is that, going in,...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/is-there-a-road-back-to-concern-for-all</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64e6727fc24627a4bd032ceb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 20:13:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0a2ac60b3cb4411889a4b57c77c9c242.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Endangered Values in America"]]></title><description><![CDATA[For forty plus years I lived my life as a pastor in the progressive Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).  Because I tend to do...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/endangered-values-in-america</link><guid isPermaLink="false">649f3443644816ba2e83e4e7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2875aa_a69cbf1aaedb40cdb2576a40d0598565~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_517,h_409,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it Patriotism or Nationalism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weekend we are entering the first of two patriotic national holidays in the United States with Memorial Day. 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But not until...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/the-spectre-of-religious-nationalism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6442de78b00d479b57030ff6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:52:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6a0fec631cde46a69b8305560d93ccc1.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Making a Difference in Leadership and Life"]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just finished a book of essays on two great religious and political leaders, Bonhoeffer and King (Fortress Press, 2010). Both Dietrich...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/making-a-difference-in-leadership-and-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">642754769ff1737a6448e9a3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 21:56:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2875aa_b0d1034f958541dcbca8ab955b36cb62~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_192,h_263,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Reflects Questionable Values"]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year’s NCAA College Men’s Basketball Tournament emphasizes the value of winning at any cost. In most college basketball programs...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/ncaa-men-s-basketball-tournament-reflects-negative-values</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641cb157820504ad2961eda6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 20:16:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_8055cdcdffda4f809227600e7c2a1fca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ "Lifting up Those Historically without Power is the Mark of being Ethical Today"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately I have been reading and ruminating on our social structure in the United States. In part, this has come to me through reading a...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/lifting-up-those-historically-without-power-is-the-mark-of-being-ethical-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63efe5109baa7d49deb7f920</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 21:34:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_9be88ec50ac6415a9e25a7c0504dedf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Growing toward Anti-Racism through Group Participation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[From October through this week I participated in a class called "Let's Talk" on growing toward becoming more anti-racist. I must admit...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/growing-in-anti-racism-through-let-s-talk-class</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63dd78b310fc12675d11ba24</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 21:29:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_91523c1f1c1e4f8ca3a40e66dd82ee65~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Having Faith when Life Is "Real" ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I remember learning in freshman religion class in college about three components to faith: 1) knowledge-- learning about something or...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/having-faith-when-life-is-real</link><guid isPermaLink="false">637404b5e159f3a3b7a7656b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:40:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7670704d646b5f474d6f34~mv2_d_3647_3647_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Leadership in the Midst of 'Me Too' and 'Black Lives Matter'”	]]></title><description><![CDATA[During this past year many of us in leadership have been reading, viewing, discussing, and reflecting on books and other resources on...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/leadership-in-the-midst-of-me-too-and-black-lives-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6099abb70a58d60015541dd9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 22:02:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_a710aa3c2bed4f3db510679c41809414~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Happiness and the Christian Life"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I have led a group in a reading and discussion of  The Second Mountain by David Brooks. As I have framed the discussion each...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/happiness-and-the-christian-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">605d0fd2bf359b00570e3e49</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:55:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_79494d793345524263336f~mv2_d_8688_5792_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['"Now is the Time to be Your Solid Self"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authentic leadership is the best kind of leadership of any kind over any group. But how can you be your own best self? Certainly, it...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/now-is-the-time-to-be-your-solid-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60341ae74a73dc0018615d3b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:08:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2875aa_6da373c8b93f43f5b697ff16f8d08b1e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_409,h_175,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["LEADERSHIP FOR THESE TIMES"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leadership of any organization includes many core competencies. The leader must know, and be proficient in, the core competencies that...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/leadership-for-these-times</link><guid isPermaLink="false">600f3ad7bef78b0017570dd2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 22:20:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_337741504a423537773673~mv2_d_5918_3547_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“LEADERSHIP: CREATION THROUGH CHAOS ”	]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of the time people seek simple solutions. In sports, the head coach or manager is fired for a losing season. It is as if to say the...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/leadership-creation-through-chaos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ffcb97bdf2e2400172ac53e</guid><category><![CDATA[Leadership: Changing the System]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:54:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_0798ba4fdd3642729a64c00591b09a40~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger Black</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Is Sacrificial Love Possible?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a parish pastor for almost thirty-nine years it has been my pleasure to preside over more than two hundred weddings. In almost all of...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/2017/02/13/is-sacrificial-love-possible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ebf0f9239e4d800177e8bff</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:17:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2875aa_e11ecf4270ca4cd196a0b03d1d8b2ef5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_530,h_526,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger H.  Black, Ph.D.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["I Can Do Anything I want to Do with My Life"]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recall many times during a "discussion" with a loving family member saying something like "I can do anything I want to do with my...]]></description><link>https://rogerhblack.wixsite.com/faith-and-ethics/single-post/2015/07/29/i-can-do-anything-i-want-to-do-with-my-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ebf0f938dd1940017352dac</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:11:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2875aa_416ccfec20ac43f48f44c7356e2cf8ee.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Roger H. Black</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>