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September 2017

September 05, 2017

$h^+ Jesus Says: On DACA, Pharisees, and Bogus Authority

The Bible mentions care and welcome of immigrants more than 90 times in the Old...

August 2017

August 29, 2017

After the Storm: Help and Hope After Harvey

The last few days have been grim and heartbreaking. At the same time, we have...

August 15, 2017

Trump Just Gave Us the Mother of All Civics Lessons: How Racism Works

I never (ever. ever) thought I would say this--but the president taught us an important...

August 12, 2017

Show Us Your Faces

They tried to stop it, you know. Local business owners. City officials. The University. Thinking...

August 09, 2017

Faith, Fire and Fury: Trump, Jeffress, and the Dangerous Theology of Kings

Guest Post: Rev. Brandon Gilvin I have a love-hate relationship with journalism that covers religion....

July 2017

July 26, 2017

Lace Up, and Go Care for the Wounded

A sad truth for today: I have maybe the best, most timely and important post...

July 25, 2017

Scouts Honor: 3 Responses to… Well, You Know

This morning, the internet was imploding with reactions to Trump's address to the annual Boy...

July 21, 2017

Healthcare Is Sick and Making the Economy Sicker

Some folks seem to be operating under the delusion that Obamacare is some kind of...

June 2017

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 02, 2017

How to Write That Apology Letter to Your Grandchildren

Lately my kids have been into the "silly sentences" activities in their National Geographic Kids...

May 2017

May 26, 2017

Last Day of School Blues: Making Space for Sad

My boy is 6. He hasn't gotten the memo that the last day of school...

May 23, 2017

Threats Foreign and Domestic: a Manchester Bombing and a Maryland Murder

This is a post about terrorism. It has no artful nuance. No snarky edge, no...

May 18, 2017

Mourning the Terrible Legacy of Roger Ailes

As a person of faith, I do not celebrate death. Death can be peaceful; death...

May 11, 2017

Duke Drama: A Lesson In Mission Focus

A guest post from my friend (and Duke Divinity School alum) Chris Furr. When I...

May 10, 2017

Prayer for Uncertain Times: Embracing Mystery as an Act of Resistance

Most of our human existential crises can be traced to a single source: our deep desire to...

April 2017

April 07, 2017

Wars of Convenience

Just to recap... The current administration put a ban on Syrian refugees (among others) entering...

March 2017

March 31, 2017

We Should Not Be Alone: What Mike Pence Is Really Saying About Women

This just in: men cannot be trusted with women. This is not fake news, or snarky...

March 30, 2017

Stories Untold: Saving Sesame Street from the America First Budget

Guest post: Rev. Elizabeth Grasham I won’t bury the lede: I vehemently oppose President Trump’s...

March 16, 2017

A Traveling Musician’s America

Happy to share this great guest post with you today...by my little brother! As a...

March 15, 2017

Nazi Apologists and Klan Support: The New Normal for this GOP

So, this is where we are: This week, Rep. Steve King issued a confounding Tweet...

March 10, 2017

My Hope is Built

Happy Friday, y'all. I am having THE best day. It's my day off, so I...

February 2017

February 23, 2017

Close to Home: The Human Cost of Racist Rhetoric

Early spring in the Midwest means that my neighborhood has been a picturesque snapshot of...

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 31, 2017

Reading As An Act of Resistance: How the Nerds Inherit the Earth

I read Animal Farm in high school. I learned that power corrupts; and absolute power corrupts absolutely....

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 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 19, 2017

Back to Work For Affordable Healthcare

It's kind of a fog, but from what I recall, we had a 3-year-old and a...

January 14, 2017

A Confession For MLK Day: What Trump’s John Lewis Tweets Say About Us

I confess, not much surprises me anymore. After the election, I became a little despondent....

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...

January 09, 2017

The Difference Between Celebrity and Authority: Meryl Streep Gets It, Trump Never Will

Her Highness Meryl Streep preached a sermon at the Golden Globes last night. As she accepted...