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May 2017

May 05, 2017

Embracing evil

When some Christians talk about Jesus, they are simply wrong. Their politics are more important...

April 2017

April 15, 2017

"President Carter, am I a Christian?"

I love President Carter. I've written about him here: President Carter and here: The...

April 14, 2017

United

People yelled as they witnessed a man being assaulted. Most of us have seen the...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Republican Christians

Not since the Reformation has the choice been so clear. On one side, Christians who...

March 02, 2017

Shacking up

The Shack, the book and movie, is another stark example of the differences among modern...

February 2017

February 08, 2017

Anne Frank

People are suffering. Seeking freedom and the American Dream. Searching for safety and security. Many...

January 2017

January 29, 2017

His name was Alan Kurdi

He drowned in the Mediterranean Sea on Sept. 2, 2015. He was three years-old. Photos...

January 28, 2017

"What you do for the least of these, you do for me."

On the day the world recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the White House issued...

January 27, 2017

A racist message in plain sight

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Trump White House released a statement that made invisible...

January 21, 2017

Inauguration Day 2017

Some Conservative Christians hated President Obama so much, that after eight years they've completely divorced...

January 11, 2017

A question of character

On the anniversary of the birth of Alexander Hamilton it’s ironic that there were new...

January 05, 2017

Do not be afraid

As a year ends and another begins, I pause to reflect upon the year gone...

December 2016

December 19, 2016

The people in the Bible

December 05, 2016

Saint Nicholas’ Day

Last weekend at the Mall of America in Minnesota, Larry Jefferson donned his Santa apparel,...

November 2016

November 12, 2016

Kristallnacht

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ...

November 07, 2016

When Christian Evangelicals were pro-choice

Thanks to the GOP hijacking Christian voters over the issue of abortion, some Christians feel...

November 05, 2016

Where do some Christians draw the line?

Where do some Christians draw the line? Evidently at sexual assault. Making fun of handicapped...

October 2016

October 08, 2016

A letter to a local church

I sent this e-mail to an area church this week. I've redacted the church's name...

October 01, 2016

"Hillary Clinton— the Character Question"

Increasingly, evangelical Christians are neither. The term is simply the alias of a group of...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

Losing our religion

A new study seeks to shed light on why people are leaving religion in the...

September 26, 2016

"When there is a conflict, Jesus is Lord"

September 03, 2016

Allegiance

Colin Kaepernick had a long week. The professional football player refused to stand during the...

July 2016

July 23, 2016

Tim Kaine – A good and faithful servant

While he was Governor of Virginia, I interacted with Tim Kaine on many occasions. Here...

June 2016

June 09, 2016

All, all, are sleeping on the hill

When Muhammad Ali is laid to rest Friday, it will be in Cave Hill Cemetery,...

June 02, 2016

Life in our United States

Last week a child fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati zoo, and a...

April 2016

April 30, 2016

Original sin

The idea of original sin really is original, it's not in the Bible. It's a...

April 03, 2016

“To make gentle the life of this world"

April 4 marks the 48th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. King...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

Marginalizing moderates

In many faith traditions, moderates are usually marginalized by the vocal extremists. Ted Cruz, "conservative...

March 22, 2016

Brussels

March 20, 2016

We must take sides

A simple checklist to determine if you support Authoritarianism or Christianity. If you support a...