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July 2018

July 04, 2018

Liberty

Like all the women before her Holding up the world with their fingertips, Her arm...

July 03, 2018

Internalized Misogyny: When Women Are the Part of the Patriarchy Problem

Last week, I got to discuss my book with Adam Ericksen of The Raven Foundation....

July 02, 2018

The Edge of Great Change: Why All the Ugliness is Still Good News

I take it for granted sometimes that I can stand up and preach on a...

June 2018

June 27, 2018

Confessions of a White English Major: Top 10 Books You Need to Read This Summer

It was an awakening. That moment when I sat down to think through what 10...

June 26, 2018

While You Were Sleeping: Kansas City ICE Agent Assaults Attorney, Pregnant Mother and Child Deported

When I talked to Andrea Comfort Martinez on the phone earlier today, she was waiting...

June 25, 2018

A Symphony of Small Things

Some days, everything on the internet is garbage. Other days, Carpool Karaoke takes you to...

June 22, 2018

Truth is Stranger Than Fashion: Melania Trump’s Jacket Was No Accident

First thoughts first: If the Trumps had even a few gay friends, they would never...

June 20, 2018

WORLD REFUGEE DAY — When Will You Feed Us?

Guest post by Vy Nguyen Executive Director of Week of Compassion One day a year,...

June 19, 2018

SHARICE DAVIDS: Asylum Laws Written to Protect, Not Persecute

Guest post by Sharice Davids Candidate for U.S. Congress Every year, thousands of immigrants, asylum...

June 15, 2018

The Letter of the Law: There is Nothing ‘Biblical’ About Cruelty

When we are tearing the babies from their mothers arms at the border, we have...

June 14, 2018

Called to Serve the Poor People’s Campaign

Guest post by the Rev. Megan Severns Huston The first time I met the Rev....

June 11, 2018

Piecing it Together: Childcare Struggles and Economic Justice for Women

One minute, it's the last week of school. There is something extra special and important...

June 06, 2018

What We Carry: Wednesday Writing Prompt

The only thing better than going someplace new and exciting is going somewhere you've been...

June 05, 2018

Hiding Behind Big Guns: The New Campaign Strategy

On Saturday, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach rode through a parade in Shawnee, Kansas....

June 04, 2018

It Was Never About the Cake: A ‘Narrow’ Ruling, and a Love Note for PRIDE Month

It's not about the cake. It was never about the cake. And yet, here we...

June 01, 2018

Inspired by the Kids on TV

The kids on TV inspired our kids to dream of walkouts and marches that would...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Who Would Jesus Separate?

I’m constantly amazed at what does and does not cause my fellow Christians to have...

May 29, 2018

“The White Man’s Guide to Not Being a Jerk,” Abridged

When it comes to issues of gender equality and racism, I feel the frustration and...

May 23, 2018

Wednesday Writing Prompt: When Summer Was Outside

For today's Wednesday writing prompt, I was going to invite you to describe a summer...

May 22, 2018

Very Christian White Guys: Here’s the Problem with Complementarianism

It was a fun weekend. I had a book signing at my local Barnes and...

May 21, 2018

Sentinel

I'm not a superstitious person. But I know a sign when I see one. Cardinals...

May 17, 2018

$h*t Jesus Says: “These Are Not People, They’re Animals” Edition

Truly I tell you, these immigrants you see before you are not people. They are...

May 16, 2018

Wednesday Writing Prompt: 10 Books That Never Leave You

Anne Shirley is the reason I never shut up. The reason I happily remain "too...

May 15, 2018

The Real Cost of Evangelical Influence in Foreign Policy

Trump’s evangelical voter base has taken on a larger-than-life influence in this administration. And it's...

May 10, 2018

This is America: Childish Gambino’s Uncomfortable Portrait of Us

Donald Glover's Childish Gambino video portrays a tension between the "America" we want to think...

May 09, 2018

Wednesday Writing Prompt: Facebook’s 10 Album Challenge

Social media is equal parts toxic rhetoric and mindless drivel some days. And yes, maybe...

May 08, 2018

Methodist Bishops Call BS on Patriarchy

At their conference, United Methodists failed to pass amendments to recognize women as equal and...

May 07, 2018

The Gospel of Toxic Masculinity: Why the Southern Baptists are Actually Condoning Domestic Abuse (Whether They Mean To Or Not)

Who's game for some Monday morning feminist rage? Everyone? That's what I thought. Let's roll....

May 04, 2018

The Stormy Pamphlet: A Hamilton Parody for a President and a Porn Star

As the Trump-Stormy Daniels debacle continues to make headlines, enjoy this spoof on "The Reynolds...

May 02, 2018

Kansas ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Hurts Children and the Economy

Kansas lawmakers are trying to push through a bill that would allow adoption and foster...

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