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January 2021

January 10, 2021

Whose Flag Do You Carry?

The irony of all those Jesus flags in the midst of the chaos and destruction...

September 2020

September 19, 2020

Sacred Dissent: The Legacy of RBG, and What Comes Next

Few people in the world have used their voice of dissent as effectively as she...

June 2020

June 24, 2020

Preaching Out Loud: Why Everyone’s Talking About This Episode of Queer Eye, And What The Church Can Learn

There are reasons everybody is talking about this episode, and not just me and my...

April 2020

April 25, 2020

Without Casseroles and Crowded Churches: 10 Ways To Support The Grieving While Social Distancing

Guest Post: Rev. Selena Wright “Grief must be witnessed.*” One of the greatest gifts of...

February 2020

February 05, 2020

Amped Up: The Adulation of Rush Limbaugh

I didn't watch the SOTU. I know I should watch to know what we're resisting,...

July 2019

July 11, 2019

Sexism and Sins Of The Progressive Church

I heard a collective sigh go up this morning, as clergywomen across America read the...

January 2019

January 17, 2019

Rave On: Remembering Mary Oliver, and Writing More Poetry

When it's over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married...

November 2018

November 06, 2018

The Kids Are Listening

Reason #1,847 to vote: The kids are listening. My kids ... and everybody else's too....

January 2018

January 15, 2018

White, Polite, and Part of the Problem: How to Honor MLK Day

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that white people, as a rule, like for...

January 08, 2018

Not-So-Little Black Dresses

"I'm not usually into award shows... but I watched every minute of the Golden Globes...

December 2017

December 04, 2017

Let God’s Blessings Trickle Down Slowly (and Other Stuff The Bible Doesn’t Say)

Let justice trickle down like a leaky faucet... Praise God from whom all blessings trickle...

November 2017

November 29, 2017

A Slow Burn: Why Matt Lauer Got Fired But Trump Is Still President

Bill Cosby. Louis C.K. Billy Bush. Harvey Weinstein. Charlie Rose. Matt Lauer. They're dropping like...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

Why I Agree With the Nashville Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

A brief PSA this morning: I agree with the #NashvilleStatement, issued yesterday from the Council of Biblical...

June 2017

June 09, 2017

A Change in the Wind: 10 Reasons Kansas is Good News for the Country Right Now

In case you’re not familiar with the Kansas political scene--first of all, lucky you. And...

June 06, 2017

Rev. William Barber II is the Voice of the Moral Minority

I had this whole post in my head... about Trump's unbelievable Tweet criticizing the mayor of...

June 01, 2017

Violence Is Not a Progressive Value: Kathy Griffin Is Not Our Problem

Can we talk about Kathy Griffin for a sec? I mean, I don't want to....

May 2017

May 17, 2017

11 Reasons President Pence Would Not Be “Just As Bad”

I know. I know. Practically every week since Trump announced his candidacy, there's been a "surely...

March 2017

March 08, 2017

A Friendly Women’s Day Reminder that the President Hates Women

Unless they are in direct service to him, that is. Sexually or otherwise. Think about...

February 2017

February 21, 2017

Refugees are Not Political

I'm sure I'm the only pastor in the world who's been accused of "being too...

February 16, 2017

Showing Up for the Stranger: The Church Speaks Out Against the Travel Ban

Ever look around at the news/world/government these days and say "for the love of all...

February 08, 2017

#ShePersisted: Warren Silenced for Calling a Racist a Racist

While we were screaming into the void about the confirmation of Betsy DeVos, the Senate...

January 2017

January 30, 2017

When to Go Rogue: What Jesus Says About Saving Life and Breaking Rules

One sabbath while Jesus was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked some heads of grain, rubbed...

January 25, 2017

In the Age of “Alternative Facts,” Truth Telling is an Act of Resistance

Our new President has been busy. His tiny hands must be tired from signing all...

January 20, 2017

Creative Resistance: 7 (Other) Ways to Spend Inauguration Day

Despite the American flag shaped fireworks lighting up the sky, it is a dark day....

January 11, 2017

10 Words From Obama’s Farewell Speech (That You Won’t Hear Again For Awhile)

In 2005, I attended a Sojourner's conference in D.C. The theme was ending poverty, and...

November 2016

November 16, 2016

The Country Needs Us, And We Need You: A Call to Action

Guest Post: by C. Shawn McGuffey Since the election I have been saddened. Luckily, I...

April 2016

April 20, 2016

7 Ways From Sunday: 7 True Things From 7 Years of Blogging

Yesterday, I logged into my "back end" blog stuff to edit something and noticed--purely by...

March 2016

March 07, 2016

A Good Week For Progress: Baby Panda Edition

I need a break. A week off. Not from work. Not even from writing in...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

The Naked Truth About Dress Codes

Women's bodies sure are controversial these days. And not just in the political/ideological sense regarding reproductive rights...