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March 2025

March 28, 2025

Mike Huckabee uses Christianity to justify ethnic cleansing

Confirmation hearings began this week for President Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee....

August 2024

August 09, 2024

Democrats’ shameless “except”ionalism may be their downfall

It's not just Republicans who need a clue. Democrats have renounced their own priorities, and...

August 08, 2024

This will guarantee 4 more years of Trump, unless we stop it

Short and sweet: Democrats can get this one thing right and save more than our...

July 2024

July 29, 2024

Must we reject our cherished causes to “save democracy”?

It happens every four years: fringe-y voters are told to step in line. "We can't...

March 2024

March 18, 2024

What to say when you’ve run out of words?

It's relatively easy to report on the news in Gaza: this is today's death toll,...

March 07, 2024

An open letter to VP Kamala Harris on her “ceasefire” speech

reposted with permission from If Americans Knew (View VP Harris’ full Bloody Sunday anniversary speech here.)...

February 2024

February 09, 2024

Does Israel really have “the most moral army in the world”?

Israel has always boasted of having the “most moral army in the world” and practicing...

February 07, 2024

Western “civilization” exposed for its colossal ruthlessness

Western "civilization" has been on display in all its gory (not a misspelling) for the...

February 02, 2024

A test for people of faith: does Christ live in you?

I struggle to find time to write for Grace-Colored Glasses these days. I spend almost...

January 2024

January 16, 2024

To Biden, Palestinian genocide is already complete

This is very hard to write about. I can't even believe it's happening. I will...

November 2023

November 08, 2023

A powerful response to Netanyahu’s shameless abuse of the Bible

I've known Don Wagner for years. He and his wife are the yin to my...

October 2023

October 24, 2023

Advice to the Church: Gaza is the hill you should be ready die on

Jesus died on a hill for defying the conventional "wisdom" of his day. Conventional wisdom...

October 08, 2023

What People Of Faith Need To Know About Gaza And Israel Right Now

If you follow world news, you know by now that on Saturday, Palestinian resistance groups...

October 01, 2023

You’ll just love Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest antics

As part of the tug-of-war that comes with defense spending, our favorite cartoon characters –...

September 2023

September 10, 2023

Dietrich Bonhoeffer explains how to fix stupid

We've heard it said, "you can't fix stupid." That's a grim assessment. My good buddy...

August 2023

August 16, 2023

Christian Nation series: “Bearing False Witness” and systemic racism

We’ve been making our way through the Ten Commandments (full series here) to see whether Christian...

July 2023

July 10, 2023

Christian Nation series: secret exceptions to “thou shalt not kill”

Christian Nationalism, the belief that America is (or should be) a Christian nation, is at...

July 06, 2023

Christian Nation series: beyond parenting, to authority

Christian Nationalism...the ideology that believes America is (or should be) a Christian nation has been...

June 2023

June 24, 2023

Christian Nation series: “Holy Sabbath, Batman!”

We've been discussing the idea, popular in some Christian circles, that the United States should...

June 10, 2023

Christian Nation series: “no other gods”

Many Christians insist that the United States is a Christian nation, or should be a...

June 07, 2023

The “America is a Christian Nation” hoax, revealed

Is America a Christian nation? Was America created based on Judeo-Christian values? Many Christians would...

May 2023

May 25, 2023

GOP women promote purity (but don’t practice it) + sex appeal + toxic femulinity

WARNING: this post is about Marjorie Taylor Green and Lauren Boebert, and is consequently both...

May 08, 2023

Christian org The Israel Guys calls for a “biblical” massacre of innocent Palestinians

Christian Zionists believe that modern Israel is a continuation of Biblical Israel and therefore should...

May 02, 2023

Did you know? The “pro-life” party is also pro-suicide

Before we jump to our discussion of suicide, let's admit one thing. It is impossible...

April 2023

April 28, 2023

Texas wants to take away religious liberty

CNN has reported on several bills sailing through the Texas state legislature which seek to...

April 18, 2023

Gun violence and the “politicization” of dead children

Gun rights politicians may never let go of their ideology – but we can change...

March 2023

March 29, 2023

Crash course in Israel’s current existential crisis

Israel is in the middle of a crisis of its own making – one that...

March 09, 2023

Joel Osteen has lost his marbles (so have his disciples)

Megavangelist and ageless prosperity preacher Joel Osteen recently interviewed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel....

February 2023

February 03, 2023

A disgraceful action by House Republicans against Ilhan Omar

Not everybody follows the news about committee assignments in the House of Representatives, but we...

August 2022

August 23, 2022

Why every Christian (yes, you) should pray for Gaza

If you follow international news at all, you may have heard about Israel's "military operation"...

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