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November 2019

November 04, 2019

Mr. Rogers Believes in You

"“Love is at the root of everything,” Mr. Rogers says at the beginning of the...

October 2019

October 04, 2019

The first edits of a debut novel

I’m filled with terror. Terror-filled. Terrified. The edits are progressing. I’ve lost track of when...

September 2019

September 15, 2019

Confronting racists

On Sept. 15, 1963, hate blew-up the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Al. It...

September 02, 2019

“Obscenities.”

What do you do when you realize the man standing in the parking lot yelling...

August 2019

August 18, 2019

1 Timothy 2:12-14

If you support this scripture: 1 Timothy 2:12-14 “I do not permit a woman to...

August 13, 2019

Assorted thoughts on modern ‘christians’

Imagine a scholar dedicating a lifetime of study to an ancient, Middle Eastern tradition. The...

July 2019

July 18, 2019

A Debut Novel and the Creative Process

I signed a contact with a publisher to publish my first novel. I'm thrilled, is...

July 07, 2019

“Christians” Who Don’t Follow Christ Aren’t Christians

To be Christian— to believe in Jesus —means trying to be like Jesus, right? According...

June 2019

June 30, 2019

The U.S. Migrant Crisis is a Test for Christians

Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez left El Salvador with dreams of giving his 23-month-old daughter Valeria...

June 19, 2019

Inspiration from Mr. Rogers

June 09, 2019

7 Quotes from Mr. Rodgers to Lift Your Spirit

“Love is at the root of everything,” Mr. Rogers says at the beginning of the...

May 2019

May 29, 2019

“A Special Day of Prayer” is an Abomination

Franklin Graham is doubling down on supporting evil. Make no mistake Graham is on the...

May 26, 2019

The War Prayer, by Mark Twain

The War Prayer by Mark Twain It was a time of great and exalting excitement....

May 04, 2019

The Wisdom of Rachel Held Evans

"Now cracks a noble heart... And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!" On...

April 2019

April 19, 2019

Jesus: The Original Walking Dead

Continued from Jesus is the Empty Tomb. After Jesus was executed and...

April 19, 2019

Jesus is the Empty Tomb

Many Christians believe that Jesus took on the sins of the world, suffered and died,...

April 01, 2019

More Inspiration From Martin Luther King, Jr.

Excerpts from King's "I Have a Dream" Speech, at the Lincoln Memorial, Aug. 28, 1963....

March 2019

March 28, 2019

The Mueller Report — Facts Don’t Matter

March, 2019. During a time of the year when March Madness usually describes college basketball,...

February 2019

February 01, 2019

Feb. 3, 1959 — The Day the Music Died

Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash, Feb. 3,...

January 2019

January 17, 2019

A Racist Past isn’t Past

"The past is never dead," wrote William Faulkner, in Requiem for a Nun. "It's not...

January 09, 2019

In 2019, Will You Look Back or Look Forward?

In the coming year, will you look back towards the past, or towards the future?...

December 2018

December 30, 2018

Watch Night, 2019 — Waiting for Justice

In the African American community, Watch Night services on New Year’s Eve commemorate the evening...

December 24, 2018

Christmas 2019 and It’s a Wonderful Life

Most of us live in Bedford Falls, where our lives are filled with hard working...

December 11, 2018

A Christmas Eve Service From the Moon – 50 Years Ago

Much like the shepherds during the first Christmas, people around the world had their attention...

November 2018

November 18, 2018

Un-Godly Denominational Discrimination

Across denominations there are a variety of beliefs, but a common core issue is how...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

Guns are the Choice of Cowardly Christians

Some Christians are cowards. Fearful cowards. What else explains their belief that guns are ever...

October 24, 2018

Conservative Evangelicals Hurt People

The Conservative Evangelical Christian understanding of God hurts people. Throughout history, Christians have tortured, murdered,...

October 13, 2018

“Democracy Dies in the Dark” — Trump’s Suppression of Dissent

“Democracy dies in the dark.” ~ Judge Damon J. Keith On Aug. 28, 1963, more...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

Can Rape be a Question of Semantics?

Guys get lucky and girls get raped. Can sexual assault really revolve around semantics and perspective? Shockingly,...

September 18, 2018

Sept 19, 1981: The Sound of God in Motion

On Sept. 19, 1981, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel recorded their first live album in...