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June 19, 2017

Food Crisis in Kenya: 5 Signs of Hunger I’ve Never Seen (A Guest Post From East Africa)

There's a dire famine striking East Africa. Here's how you can help.

January 2015

January 21, 2015

The 4 Most Important Things To Remember About Seeking Biblical Justice

Justice is a pretty hip word now in much of Christianity, whether it's evangelicalism or...

December 2014

December 05, 2014

Why Cops Are Killing Unarmed People: Understanding The Big Picture

Between John Crawford, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, and a host of other people...

December 03, 2014

You Don’t Have To Be In The KKK To Still Be A Racist

The events in Ferguson, Missouri that led to the death of Michael Brown have now...

December 02, 2014

Crime & Punishment In America: Maybe We’re Doing It Wrong?

10.2 million people sit in prison cells today around the world-- and almost half of...

October 2014

October 02, 2014

What “I Value The Sanctity of All Human Life” Usually Doesn’t Mean (but should)

Last night I finally sat down to watch some of the speeches from a conservative...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

How Many John Crawfords Before We Admit There’s A Problem?

I went to bed last night grieved. I woke up this morning grieved. Grieved for...

August 2014

August 13, 2014

When We’ll Finally Care About Michael Brown

In a news cycle that has been absolutely overrun by sadness and death lately, there's...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Fight Human Trafficking in The Dominican & Start an Undiluted Journey!

Human trafficking is estimated to be the second largest criminal enterprise in the modern world....

July 18, 2014

What Jesus Would Have To Say About The Current Immigration Crisis

Over the past few weeks, the current immigration crisis has boiled over in a way...

July 02, 2014

My Tea Party Governor Wants My Church Family To Be Homeless & Hungry

My church family-- the people I love and serve week in and week out-- are...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

Birmingham Police Stop Pastor From Feeding Homeless

Birmingham, AL police are cracking down on pastors who feed the homeless. Keep it classy,...

April 09, 2014

How To Be A Christian Without Being A Total $@#& About It.

Let's be honest: Christianity in America has an image crisis, and justifiably so. Somehow the...

March 2014

March 25, 2014

When We’d Rather Let Kids Go Hungry Than Be Reasonable On Gay Marriage

I officially know what an aneurysm feels like, because I think I just had one...

February 2014

February 11, 2014

Reclaiming The Immigration Discussion: Why Jesus Followers Need To Side With The Stranger

When the people of Jesus reclaim the immigration discussion, we discover that immigrants should be...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Justice Delayed: About That Time We Executed A Child With A Bible

Too often we're sent the message that we're most doing the work of God when...

January 28, 2014

5 Reasons Why Jesus People Ought Oppose The Death Penalty

Now is the time to begin teaching people that following Jesus means we must oppose...

January 27, 2014

Justice Broken: How A Poor Theology Of The Cross Created America’s Broken Justice System

America's justice system is broken, but why? The ultimate reason can be traced back to...

January 20, 2014

5 Reasons Why We’ve Let MLK Down

Every generation seems to be blessed with at least one prophetic voice, and the generation...

December 2013

December 20, 2013

10 Reasons Why I’m Falling In Love With Pope Francis

Pope Francis was recently named Time Magazine's Person of the Year, a choice that I...

December 17, 2013

If We’re A Christian Nation… When Will We Stop Bombing Weddings?

In April, 2009, President Obama caught holy hell from the Christian right for saying that...

November 2013

November 13, 2013

10 Reasons Why Reading The Bible Makes Us More Progressive

In a piece I published yesterday, (Study Shows: Reading Your Bible Often Makes You More...

October 2013

October 03, 2013

Let the Government Shut Down Indefinitely (here’s your chance, Church)

The last presidential election which resulted in Barack Obama being elected to a second term...

July 2013

July 04, 2013

Why July 4th Troubles Me: my loyalty is somewhere else.

As I logged onto Facebook today, I saw the predictable and obligatory independence posts clogging...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Why We Need to Stop Using the Term “Illegal Immigrant”

As the Senate recently passed long awaited immigration overhaul and the bill now heads to...

June 27, 2013

Why Christians Can’t Defend The Actions of George Zimmerman

On February 26, 2012 George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida....

June 19, 2013

Sodom & Gomorrah – A Story About Us (and not for the reasons you think)

On election day in 2012, I received an e-mail from someone who had been my...

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