My friend David Hilfiker just let me know that he's publishing his writings on the web. He writes a lot of interesting, insightful material about the state of our country and our planet, and approaches his subjects of justice, religion, health, and poverty from a humble but perceptive place.

He's a Christian (which i am not), and one of a too-rare species of Christian who seems to take the best parts of those teachings and really dedicate himself to them in a way that tries to make the world better. One of the articles on his site is his Letter to Lefties, which addresses the relationship between the secular and religious sections of the progressive movement.

He also wrote Healing the Wounds, an early serious discussion about the vicissitudes of working in the medical profession, and what it means to be a fallible human and a doctor at the same time. His site includes Facing our Mistakes, which later became the early part of his book.

It's worth spending some time with his writings. I'm hoping that he'll start to blog regularly.