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May 2019

May 04, 2019

The Wisdom of Rachel Held Evans

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

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...

December 2018

December 08, 2018

Charlie Brown’s Christmas Savior

You've seen A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Emmy award-winning TV program that has charmed audiences...

October 2018

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 19, 2018

Biblical Sexism and Modern Rape Culture

From the Genesis of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, sexual exploitation of women, rape and patriarchy...

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...

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 17, 2018

“I spoke to Judas.”

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 20, 2018

Powerful Love and Progressive Christianity

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

April 2018

April 22, 2018

A father’s love

In a question and answer session with children this week, Pope Francis was addressed by...

March 2018

March 24, 2018

March for Our Lives – Richmond, Va.

December 2017

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 12, 2017

American patriarchy

Across the American landscape men are losing their jobs amid revelations of sexual misconduct, some...

October 2017

October 02, 2017

Bapu

In a world growing more violent, filled with those who accept violence as the cost...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

Eclipse

Did you see this Facebook profile frame for the eclipse? This was a sponsored ad...

August 16, 2017

Both sides

Both sides on the beaches of Normandy weren't equal. Both sides at Auschwitz were not...

August 14, 2017

A letter for our times

In the aftermath of the chaos in Charlottesville, too many moderates remain silent. Anti-American, anti-Semitic...

June 2017

June 21, 2017

He Was My Brother

On June 21, 1964, in Neshoba County, Mississippi, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Mickey Schwerner...

June 05, 2017

God and climate change

This understanding of God ... ... is a problematic understanding. God will take care of...

May 2017

May 13, 2017

Liberty

Trump is giving the graduation address at Liberty University, which claims to be the largest...