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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....

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 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 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 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 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 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 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...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

Church-Shopping 101: The 3 Things Your Church Website Should Say in One Click

Before investing time in your church, potential guests want to know as much as they...

April 18, 2018

Coffee Break: A Self-Imposed Time-out for Starbucks

Some might say it’s a little too late, but Starbucks is taking a step in...

April 10, 2018

And Who Else Would We Be?

I wrote a book last summer. It made me really angry. That book *officially* releases...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

7 Last Words, Redux

Because for the real, the raw, and the unimaginable that this day brings... sometimes art...

March 26, 2018

Wands Up: Did Harry Potter Shape A Generation For The Resistance?

I remember seeing it go by in the blur of rage that was election season:...

March 09, 2018

Winter’s Dramatic Conversion

“Really,” he said, “I’m not one for sunflower and birdsong. It’s just too precious, too...

March 05, 2018

Parenting the Resistance: 5 Ways to Have Hard Conversations with Kids

It went down like this: "Mommy, I have a joke for you, listen. How long...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

A Long List of Questions: And Why Arming Teachers Is Not the Answer

Guest Post: Aimee Hicks Graham in-san-ity. noun: The state of madness (synonyms: madness, dementia, lunacy, instability, mania,...

February 15, 2018

Jesus is Not the Answer: 5 Tangible Actions for Gun Sense

Let's just get this out of the way: Jesus is not going to fix our...

February 07, 2018

Friends With Benefits: Why We Need More Affection

It was a 3-hour train ride. We didn't put the armrest down between us, and...

January 2018

January 02, 2018

The “Time, Talent & Treasure” Approach to Simplifying Your Life

As a rule, I do not believe in New Year's resolutions. If you need to make...

December 2017

December 13, 2017

Alabama is Not the Problem: Roy Moore and the Greater Sins of America

A lot of people are hating on Alabama, and the South in general lately. As the...

December 11, 2017

What Mary Knew

Allow me a Grinch-y moment folks... I love Christmas, but some of the secular trappings...

December 06, 2017

It’s About Time: The Person of the Year is… Women

It's a good day for women. And, in general, it's about time women had a...