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January 2014

January 17, 2014

10 Tips for Being a Good Ally

This past weekend, I had the privilege of spending a few days with the folks...

December 2013

December 11, 2013

Jane Lui and Friends Cover TLC’s Waterfall

h/t: AngryAsianMan Arghhh . . . why did I not know about Jane Lui before...

December 09, 2013

10 Ways to Disconnect from the Next Generation of Progressives

A few weeks ago, I posted this video made by and for some friends of...

November 2013

November 21, 2013

FREE DOWNLOAD and My Interview with Leslie Rodriguez of Humming House

In 2009 I had the privilege of meeting Leslie Rodriguez at a collegiate event at...

November 13, 2013

A Generation Asks: WTF?

And now a message from the millennials... Wait, what?!?!? But, we thought you were going...

November 10, 2013

UPDATED (11/21): Join me in Philippines — Tragedy, Beauty, Complexity

As some of you know, am in the Philippines on a month-long teaching assignment at...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

Book Excerpt: He’s a different kind of Black

Below is an excerpt from my new Kickstarted book, But I Don't See You as...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

An open letter to myself about being a man

Original post on www.reyes-chow.com. Dear Me, Pardon the profanity, but it's time that you got...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

Confession of a Christian in the United States

Originally posted on 01.24.13 on reyes-chow.com. As I scanned my newsfeed this morning, I had another one...

January 10, 2013

My Interview with MaryAnn McKibben Dana about “Sabbath in the Suburbs”

I am a firm believer in building community by helping good folks get the word about projects...

January 09, 2013

My Last Post About Guns. I’m Out.

With the recent National Rifle Association's campaign to bring armed guards into every school in...

November 2012

November 07, 2012

What Historically White Denominations Can Learn From the Republican Party

The day after election night is like Christmas morning for bloggers and political pundits. Like...

November 05, 2012

Thank you for not voting

Okay, so in a recent post, I admitted that while I do not hate Mitt Romney, I...

November 04, 2012

God and Politics – Grace Ji-Sun Kim

I will never forget the answer that George W. Bush gave in an early presidential primary...

November 01, 2012

Sorry, But I Don’t Hate Mitt Romney

This past weekend, I had the privilege of spending 36 hours in Ohio. Apparently they are getting...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

Why I Pray in Times of Disaster

As it should be, the airwaves have been filled with reporting and accounts of Hurricane...

October 23, 2012

Asking the Question, “Do You Allow Guns on Campus?”

It is hard to believe but in a few short years my first born, my "baby,"...

October 22, 2012

Election 2012, What Presbyterians Should Care About – Norb Kumagai

As part of the ongoing Patheos 2012 election coverage and commentary, I am opening up...

October 13, 2012

John Avalos’ Statement on the Impact of the Mirkarimi Decision

This past week the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco voted to reinstate Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi after...

October 11, 2012

When Nuns Embrace the “Nones” – Politics and the Future of Faith

As many of you know any chance that I can stir up the stew of politics,...

October 09, 2012

Christian Hypocrisy in Examining the Word of God and the Words of Politicians

First off, before the strident atheists out there start lifting this post up as a...

October 04, 2012

Humility – If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it.

Every once in a while during some online interaction, I find myself pounding my head...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

A Plug for PRRI and The Morning Buzz

One of the groups that I am part of is the Public Religion Research Institute,...

September 25, 2012

Darwin, Jesus and Christians in the United States

It seems as if many people in the United States have fallen in love with...

September 18, 2012

Thoughts on Bitter Gun Owners and the Entitled 47%

It is said that we preachers only have 3-5 things to say and we just...

September 13, 2012

“To be worthy, not respectable and wealthy…” Bruce Lee

This morning this picture flashed up on my FB Stream from The Official Bruce Lee...

September 10, 2012

What the Body of Christ Can Learn From Fantasy Sports

A few months ago my family and I were out at some pizza joint and...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

What This Liberal Democrat Can Learn from Those Log Cabin Republicans

This week, during the Republican National Convention, this Tampa Tribune ad hit the newsstands . . . Yep, you...

August 27, 2012

Why This Christian Will Never Own a Gun

Sign the petition: Christians Standing Together Against Gun Violence. As a Christian and a Teaching Elder...

August 24, 2012

Bruce’s Friday Five v8.24

For those of you who lived through the 1960's or are simply interested in the...