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October 2020

October 18, 2020

PRO-life is more than ANTI-abortion

Written by Sid Jansma, Jr. The number 1 question I’ve been asked since declaring my...

September 2020

September 30, 2020

Good Democrat or Bad Republican?

Guest Post Written By Sid Jansma, Jr. Early on in my oil and gas exploration career,...

September 15, 2020

5 Ways to Find Common Ground this Election Season

It happens from time to time—often unexpectedly. I call it “The Phil Situation.” You’re at...

March 2017

March 09, 2017

Politics and the Lies We Tell About Grief

by Brianne Donaldson We grieve our dead because they are gone. They are gone, and...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

What Are Our Choices? Conventions, Elections, and Spiritual Practices

I have no responsibility for what anyone says on any political platform. I have total...

July 26, 2016

In Spite of Our Politics, We Are Made for Goodness

In this moment of cataclysmic political division and rising tension, we must hope that our...

July 15, 2016

Friday Wrap 7/15: The Week’s Top 10 Progressive Posts

Wonder what your fellow Progressive Christians have been reading -- and sharing -- at Patheos...

May 2016

May 25, 2016

The Sins of Bill Clinton “Visited” Upon Hillary

Exodus 20:5 contains a difficult statement about the sins of the father being “visited” upon...

April 2016

April 08, 2016

Impending Trump Visit Creates Clear & Present Danger

Donald Trump has been invited to Patchogue, Long Island, on Thursday, April 14th, for a...

April 06, 2016

Trump “Outs” Anti-Abortion Hypocrisy

The people who want to make abortion illegal have just been "outed" for a profound...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Trump: The Time for “No” Is Now

On Monday, March 21, students at Emory University in Atlanta found “Trump 2016” and similar...

March 03, 2016

Why I Love Donald Trump

I love watching Donald Trump bring scores of people “into” the Republican tent as the...

February 2016

February 05, 2016

Vote for “All of the Above”

In this political primary season, as much is revealed about the voters as about the...

December 2013

December 03, 2013

POTUS Spiritual Advisor Joshua DuBois Comes to Christianity 21!

"From Pope Francis to Jefferson Bethke, folks are tired of the trappings of religion –...

September 2010

September 21, 2010

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is Unjust

Much like when we were children and were told about the monsters in our closet,...

July 2010

July 26, 2010

Enchanted Deconstruction

The word deconstruction tends to conjure up a lot of different responses. Some fear it....