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February 2023

February 13, 2023

Hey, Church! Stop Denying People Romance!

What if someone told you that you were unworthy of romantic love, but instead, God...

December 2022

December 22, 2022

“I Think I Might Not Die Now”

Housing for people experiencing addiction and homelessness is a matter of life and limb. When...

December 11, 2022

What is Boxing Day and How is It Celebrated?

As an American who married into a Canadian family, I had never celebrated Boxing Day...

December 02, 2022

Was Jesus Homeless? Yes, No, and Kind Of

Was Jesus Homeless? Yes, no, and kind of. The answer is more interesting than you’d...

November 2022

November 29, 2022

What if the Church Got Its Hands Dirty Like Jesus?

Some people don't like to get their hands dirty—and I am one of them. I...

November 22, 2022

American Thanksgiving and God’s Chosen People

"Lord, I thank you that we were born in the BEST country in the world,"...

November 06, 2022

How Your Church Can Help With the Housing Crisis

We are in a housing crisis, with rents rising faster than wages. Here's how the...

November 04, 2022

Leslie Jordan & Southern Baptist Sissies

The death of performer Leslie Jordan saddened many who enjoyed his performances on Will and...

October 2022

October 23, 2022

How Fundamentalism Shoots Itself in the Foot

Fundamentalism shoots itself in the foot by telling people that they can't be good Christians...

October 02, 2022

What Jesus Said to the Homeless Man

What do you say to people experiencing homelessness when they speak to you on the...

September 2022

September 25, 2022

Should I Attend See You at the Pole?

Is See You at the Pole an annual event of spiritual dedication, or a perfect...

August 2022

August 17, 2022

If You Give a Man a Fish: Humanitarianism and the Gospel

If you give a man a fish, you will feed him for a day. If...

July 2022

July 18, 2022

Who Helped Jesus Carry the Cross?

Take a journey with me as we visit the Holy City, on a day when...

July 16, 2022

How Should Conservative Christians Treat LGBTQIA+ Folks?

"Dad, I'm bisexual." "Mom, I'm a lesbian." "Pastor, I'm gay." "Boss, I'm transgender." "Friend, I'm...

July 12, 2022

The Chosen People and Guns: Our History of Supremacy, Violence, and Genocide

White Americans love guns because they think of themselves as the Chosen People. Don’t believe...

July 07, 2022

God’s Nonbinary Pronouns: How Theology Can Learn from Queer Studies

Trans and nonbinary people are changing their pronouns--what if God is, too? As part of...

June 2022

June 01, 2022

What Does Biblical Marriage REALLY Look Like?

Not long after Marriage Equality was passed, the Baptist association of which my church was...

May 2022

May 27, 2022

America is Shooting Herself

America is shooting herself. No other nation on the planet can shoot themselves as well...

May 05, 2022

What’s the Best Way for Churches to Do Benevolence?

The disheveled couple looked nervously into the faces of gathered Deacons. They wore their awkwardness...

April 2022

April 15, 2022

Pastors: If Your Deconstruction Gets You Crucified, There’s Hope of Resurrection

For pastors deconstructing your faith, the events of Holy Week become a showcase for how...

April 12, 2022

Pastors: Deconstructing Your Faith Can Get You Crucified

Pastors just want to be like Jesus. And just like him, deconstructing your faith can...

February 2022

February 16, 2022

Jesus and Trauma-Informed Care

"What's wrong with you?" I wanted to say--but that was the wrong question. Like me,...

February 04, 2022

Retributive vs. Restorative Justice: Doing Good to Those Who Harm Us

My incarcerated client told me that our jail assigns tablets to inmates so they can...