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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...

December 2020

December 09, 2020

Passing By

In these days that feel like the same day, spinning itself out over and over...

December 02, 2020

Peace, Love, Apocalypse

You'll hear a lot of religious extremists these days talking about the end times- God...

August 2020

August 09, 2020

Church Deserts: And the Unique Opportunity of Online Community

A church desert is a place where your choices of worshipping community are limited. It's...

July 2020

July 16, 2020

The Privilege of Denial

There are some striking parallels between those who refuse to mask up, who call the...

July 12, 2020

Reclaiming the Language of Faith: Beyond Sound Bites To The Better Way of Jesus

When the church can't talk about poverty without somebody hollering "politics!" then our message has...

July 03, 2020

Wait For It: Is the Church Going to Be A Hamilton, Or A Burr?

"Hamilton" is a story that America needs to hear right now. It reminds us that...

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...

June 08, 2020

Truth and Transformation: Can The Church Survive Confronting Racism?

As Americans, we have a choice in nearly everything. From where we live to what...

May 2020

May 31, 2020

Let It Burn

"You can't fan the flames and then condemn the fire." These were the words of...

May 10, 2020

What White Mothers Can Give To Black Mothers For Mother’s Day

I woke up this morning to cute little signs on my door, then followed a...

May 03, 2020

The Gospel Of Reading What We’ve Already Read Before

Yesterday, on what should have been Derby Day, the temp climbed above 80 degrees. Rather...

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...

April 04, 2020

Quarantine Homeschooling? Here’s The One Thing Kids Need To Learn Right Now

The other day, my 9-year-old scientist was telling me all the ways this quarantine situation...

March 2020

March 31, 2020

This Pandemic Is A Test: But Maybe Not How You Think

If you'd told me a month ago that a pastor in America would be arrested...

February 2020

February 01, 2020

Blessed: The Lie That Built America

We are so blessed. Or maybe I should say, we are so "blessed." The problem...

December 2019

December 20, 2019

Signs and Wonders

It was not rare to have visitors in my office. But it was extremely rare...

December 11, 2019

Threshold: How To Make A Hard Decision

Maybe it's the schedule full of festivities, the time spent with friends and family you...

September 2019

September 22, 2019

Americans Are Starved For Community: TV Might Be The Answer

Dillon, Texas. Pawnee, Indiana. Stars Hollow, Connecticut. These are my favorite places to visit when...

September 04, 2019

Deferred Maintenance

You know how when you have major life transitions going on--like moving, settling your family...

August 2019

August 16, 2019

The Myth of Self-Sufficiency: And How The “Public Charge” Rule Perpetuates It

The myth of American bootstraps is alive and well. The economy teeters on the edge...

July 2019

July 20, 2019

Together In One Place: A 12-Point Survival Guide For Your Large Denominational Gathering

You'll be overwhelmed. You'll be exhausted. You'll look like you've been through a week of...

July 17, 2019

How To Be A Guest: 7 Things I Learned About Visiting A New Church

It was an alien experience for me, pulling in that "visitor" parking spot. But after...

June 2019

June 25, 2019

Indefensible: What To Do Now–And Later–To Help Children Detained At the Border

Concentration camp [con·cen·tra·tion camp] noun. def: a place where...

February 2019

February 01, 2019

Worshipful Living: How a Church in the Netherlands Prayed Away Deportation

The concept of "worshipful living" is an underrated Christian practice. Most of us worship once...

September 2018

September 10, 2018

Assemble: The Gospel of the Avengers

This is the first sermon in a series, "Resist: Justice Heroes from the Bible and...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

A Symphony of Small Things

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

May 2018

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 21, 2018

Sentinel

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

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....