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November 2018

November 14, 2018

Crossing Over: A Trip to the Border, in Pictures

Last week, I made a quick trip to Arizona, and an even quicker trip down...

November 12, 2018

Every Drop of Decency is Fought For: Thoughts from Kansas Organizer Davis Hammet

Democratic women won several high-profile races in Kansas last week; reversing the state's recent trend...

November 08, 2018

The Dangerous Myth of Good Guys With Guns

good guys with guns aren't bullet-proof they just die first because the gun lets the...

November 07, 2018

Women in the House: Progress Comes in Steps, Not Waves

As of today, there are 100 Women in the House of Representatives. 100 Women in...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

Sanctuary: Why There Are No Armed Guards at Our Church

“If there was an armed guard inside the temple, they would have been able to...

October 23, 2018

We Solemnly Swear That We Are Up to No Good: The Gospel of Harry Potter

This sermon is part of a series, Resist: Justice Heroes from the Bible to the Big...

October 20, 2018

Do Christians Resent Their Own Morality?

Guest post by Benjamin J. Dueholm Do Christians resent their own morality? I’ve been asking...

October 19, 2018

Creating a World Where the Vulnerable No Longer Live in Fear

By the Rev. Chris Furr On the surreal day after Donald Trump was elected, I...

October 16, 2018

The March for Evidence-Based Governance

Guest post by Dr. Lisa R. Hale Things moved fast for Brett Kavanaugh in that...

October 09, 2018

The Odds are Ever In Our Favor: The Gospel of The Hunger Games

This sermon is part of a series, Resist: Justice Heroes from the Bible to the Big...

October 03, 2018

Preaching As Resistance: Good News for Right Now

My friend Phil Snider compiled a sermon collection that speaks to our current political climate....

September 2018

September 28, 2018

No Words: When There’s Nothing Left to Say Before the Kavanaugh Vote

Like many of you, my moral outrage is spent after watching the Kavanaugh hearings yesterday....

September 26, 2018

Trigger Warning: 5 Points of Self-Care For When The News Literally Makes You Sick

Some people get stress headaches. Or skin rashes, or cold sores. For others, it's stomach...

September 24, 2018

Lasso the Truth: The Gospel According to Wonder Woman

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

September 19, 2018

Who We Believe, And Who We Believe is Important

We know the statistics. One in five women will be raped in her lifetime. Around...

September 17, 2018

Boldly Go: The Gospel of Star Trek

This is part of a six-week sermon series "Resistance: Justice Heroes From the Bible and...

September 13, 2018

Who Is My Neighbor? Kevin Yoder’s Ugly Campaign Tactics and Creating An Other

In my sermon on Sunday, I talked about the power of fear in our current...

September 06, 2018

“Anonymous” is No Hero: And That Op-Ed is Not Resistance, It’s Privilege

For starters, that New York Times op-ed—the one that's breaking the internet?—it isn't at all...

August 2018

August 24, 2018

A Border Wall Won’t Protect Against Toxic Masculinity

The death of Mollie Tibbetts is horrifying. A guilty verdict for her killer, Cristhian Bahena Rivera,...

August 23, 2018

Toppling of Silent Sam: The End of Another Battle in a War We Can’t Quit Fighting

Guest post by the Rev. Chris Furr As an undergraduate at UNC, I took a...

August 22, 2018

In the Midst of Political Firestorms, Life Goes On: Don’t Miss It

It's easy to feel as though we're at the mercy of the zeitgeist. We're not.

August 16, 2018

Predator Priests: The Church’s Great Sin of Patriarchy

It's every parent's worst nightmare. It's every church leader's worst nightmare. So if you are...

August 10, 2018

If You Aren’t Progressive, What Are You? (Hint: It’s Not Conservative)

New trend: political ads in which a GOP incumbent says that his opponent is "too...

August 01, 2018

Flying Lessons

This story starts with a nest. In the eaves of a front porch, in Nashville,...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

GUEST BLOG: ‘White Supremacy’ Challenge Exposed My ‘White Fragility’

(Erin is on vacation this week. Today’s guest post is by teacher and writer Quinn...

July 26, 2018

Home and Holler: It’s Complicated

I'm on vacation this week and most of next. That doesn't mean I'm not writing....

July 19, 2018

Say What’s True: What Would Wouldn’t Do

What would, would not. And could, couldn't go. Or as we say down home, Can't...

July 16, 2018

Crony Capitalism is Making Us Sick

Let me tell you a short story about my day that reveals a lot about...

July 11, 2018

Better Songs, Better Stories: Give Girls More Than “Pretty”

We start conditioning girls young. The message is, your main goal in life is to...

July 09, 2018

Kids Are Still In Cages: And The Law Has Nothing To Do With It

In the current political climate, there are many things about which we can 'agree to...