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September 2018

September 14, 2018

A Blood Red Line of Racism Flows Through the United States

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

September 13, 2018

Hold on to Hope in These Trying Times

These are trying times. Each day, we can choose to react to the world with...

September 01, 2018

The Pharisees in the White House Aren’t Christians

After Donald Trump ended his prepared remarks to a roomful of modern Pharisees, he spoke...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

The Irony of Evangelical Idolatry in the White House

For nearly 40 years, Evangelicals preached dire sermons against a godless, sin-soaked culture focused on...

August 21, 2018

Cultural Christians worship a god of their own creation

August 10, 2018

American Atrocities Against Children– Children, for Christ’s Sake

On behalf of the people of the Unites States of America, tax dollars are paying...

August 01, 2018

Ballet Class: A Pas de Deux with God

Dozens of little girls in pink tights brought to mind the paintings of Edgar Degas....

July 2018

July 22, 2018

A Racist President of the United States. Are We Really Better Than This?

“We want people in our country based on merit. Not based on a draw, where...

July 18, 2018

“The serpent was extremely strong and powerful”

July 14, 2018

The Love of God, in the Person of Mr. Rogers

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

July 01, 2018

A Person of Faith in a Profane World

I work in a profane office. There is a lot of cursing. A lot. In...

June 2018

June 23, 2018

Did We Kill Anne Frank Today?

Americans didn't want more foreigners so legal immigration to the United States was intentionally difficult....

June 17, 2018

Where is Jesus?

The Bible is clear. Jesus was born to a poor, young, unmarried mother and raised...

June 14, 2018

Sunny day suicides – reminding us of who we are

“Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.” Working on my high school newspaper, a classmate...

May 2018

May 26, 2018

White Men: demanding rights for themselves they refuse to extend to others

Discrimination is wrong. Some people need to be told discrimination is wrong. For whatever reason, they...

May 20, 2018

Powerful Love and Progressive Christianity

The Royal Wedding was eye-opening for many people. The Right Rev. Michael Curry, leader of...

May 08, 2018

Toxic Christianity

I saw these bumper stickers on a truck recently. There's so much going on here,...

April 2018

April 25, 2018

C.S. Lewis

April 11, 2018

Facing the Unimaginable

No one in the lynch mob that murdered Walter Johnson was ever convicted. Government officials...

April 03, 2018

March for Our Lives – Williamsburg, Virginia, Part 2

March 2018

March 25, 2018

March for Our Lives – Williamsburg, Virginia

Through the heart of Colonial Williamsburg. Literally in the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson and George...

March 24, 2018

March for Our Lives – Richmond, Va.

March 17, 2018

Moderate Nazis are called Nazis

Germany's authoritarian Nazi Party had members who were moderates. Moderate Nazis were called Nazis. There...

February 2018

February 19, 2018

The power of positive thinking. Really.

Positive thinking seldom cures debilitating diseases. All the prayers in the world won't regrow an...

February 11, 2018

Cultural Christians ~ when Christianity isn't Christianity

A prominent voice in mainstream media is Cultural Christians who care more about the culture...

December 2017

December 15, 2017

Shamash — the helper

A seven-branched menorah symbolizes Jewish Temple tradition. The nine-branched Hanukkah menorah is lit during the...

December 12, 2017

Hanukkah

Kiel, Germany, December, 1931. Rachel Posner, the Rabbi's wife, took this photo in her living...

December 05, 2017

As much as we'd like to see Nazis get punched in the face

As much as we'd like to see Nazis get punched in the face, It's...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

Stress

Life is stressful. The news is stressful. All forms of social media are stressful. Finances,...

November 26, 2017

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, and a cat

During the week before Christmas last year, my Facebook page lit up like a Christmas...