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February 2016

February 04, 2016

The Temptation of the Transfiguration: On High Places, Presidential Politics, and the Glory of God (Lectionary Reflection)

The Last Sunday After Epiphany — Year C — Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a) Right now,...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

If All Lives Really Matter: The False Racial Unity of Glenn Beck’s Massive March on Birmingham

Contrary to what conservative pundits would have you believe, Black Lives Matter is not a...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

Don’t Thank God that Nebraska Ended the Death Penalty

Don't thank God that Nebraska just voted to end the death penalty. Thank an atheist...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

#KellyOnMyMind but Is Manuel On My Mind, Too? Problems of our Death Penalty Activism

A saint's scheduled execution was widely protested and decried in Georgia. A sinner's scheduled execution...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

From ‘I Do’ to Disfellowship: Why the Southern Baptists Kicked this Church Out Over a Same-Sex Wedding

Today, it is my honor to host the Rev. Dr. Ellin Jimmerson, the first Southern...

February 05, 2015

The Christian Response to the Measles Outbreak: Love Your Neighbor, Check Your Privilege, and Vaccinate Your Children

Look, I get that nostalgia is big right now. We've got more 19th century beards,...

August 2014

August 13, 2014

#WeAreN, But Are We Really? On Hashtags and the Harvests of War in Iraq

Over the past month, there has been a crescendo of outrage over the horrific acts...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

I Don’t Blame World Vision. I Blame Homophobia and Hate.

I don't blame World Vision for reversing their decision to accept employees in same-sex marriages....

March 19, 2014

The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby: When Corporations Get Saved

Does a corporation have religious rights? That is the question at the heart of Hobby Lobby's...

April 2013

April 01, 2013

Don’t Believe Easter, Live It

Easter Day is over. But Easter has only just begun. For 50 days, Easter continues,...

March 2013

March 04, 2013

The U.S. Supreme (Race) court: Roberts, Scalia and the Voting Rights Act

There is a wicked irony that as the United States marks the 50th anniversary of...

February 2013

February 18, 2013

DJesus Uncrossed: Tarantino, Driscoll and the Violent Remaking of Jesus in America

No doubt, a lot of people are upset, or are going to be upset,...

February 04, 2013

A Defiant Dance of Power, Not Sex: Beyoncé, the Super Bowl and Durga

If what you saw onstage last night at the Super Bowl’s halftime show was a...

October 2012

October 11, 2012

When Jesus Invented a New Commandment

Mark 10:17-31/Proper 23B/Pentecost 20 “You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit...

October 03, 2012

Just Marriage: Jesus, Divorce and the Vulnerable (Lectionary Reflection)

Proper 22B/Pentecost 19 Mark 10:2-16 Earlier in the gospel of Mark, Jesus has a very...

October 02, 2012

The Rich Young Rulers of America and the Good News that Makes Us Sad (Lectionary Reflection)

I am the rich young ruler. And so are you. In the context of our...

October 02, 2012

Battle of the Sundays: Pulpit Freedom vs. World Communion

A curious thing is happening this Sunday in churches across America. For some, this curious...

May 2012

May 10, 2012

Obama, Marriage Equality and the Political Ploy of Liberation

It is a political ploy. Of that, I'm fairly convinced. President Barack Obama became the...

April 2012

April 17, 2012

The Resurrection and Wounds that Won’t Heal

Some wounds do not heal. When I was a journalist, I remember sitting with the...

February 2012

February 14, 2012

The Immigrant Samaritan: An Alabama HB 56 Parable

This is the third part in an ongoing series of retellings of the Parable of...

January 2012

January 11, 2012

Become An Extremist for Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Among progressives, Martin Luther King, Jr Day might just rank ahead of every other federal...