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May 2020

May 25, 2020

The US Flag at the Front of YOUR Church is Blasphemous

*Revised from Post Published May 2014 A United States soldier processed the...

July 2019

July 04, 2019

The US Flag at the Front of YOUR Church is Blasphemous

MAY TODAY TRULY BE OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY! *Revised from Post Published May 2014 A...

December 2015

December 09, 2015

The Church: The Explosion (Part7of15)

*Though this is definitely outside of what I normally write, I’ve decided to publish a...

December 08, 2015

The Church: The Details (Part6of15)

*Though this is definitely outside of what I normally write, I’ve decided to publish a...

December 06, 2015

The Church: The Church (Part5of15)

Though this is definitely outside of what I normally write, I’ve decided to publish a...

December 04, 2015

The Church: The Service (Part4of15)

Though this is definitely outside of what I normally write, I’ve decided to publish a...

December 03, 2015

The Church: The Start (Part3of15)

Though this is definitely outside of what I normally write, I’ve decided to publish a...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

The Church: The Drive (Part 1 of 15)

Though this is definitely outside of what I normally write, I've decided to publish a...

November 14, 2015

I am a Terrorist

Early this morning, I shot up in bed. Even in my sleep, I couldn't get...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Richard Glossip is Scheduled to Die for Our Sins

Over and over, Justin Sneed slammed a baseball bat into the flesh of Barry...

September 29, 2015

Christians Killed Kelly Gissendaner

1.75 million Southern Baptists forced her down the hallway. 619 thousand United Methodists strapped...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

Christian Taylor Did Not Die in Vain

* Despite my physical absence, I just sent in this statement for tonight's rally for...

June 2015

June 02, 2015

On Jesus…

*a theological conversation between Christian and I on the lake in North Georgia ...

May 2015

May 31, 2015

A Man Named King

Lightning crawled across the sky. The thunder roared. Rain warned of impending flood. Through the...

May 28, 2015

The Self-Righteousness of Christians

Injustices that make us feel righteous are always our favorites. Last week, I watched Christians...

May 25, 2015

On the Nature of God

*The 2nd in a Series of Conversations between my summer intern Christian Parks and I....

May 23, 2015

The United States Flag at the Front of the Church is Blasphemous

A United States soldier processed the flag of the United States of America in to...

May 14, 2015

The Church is Dying…Kill It.

According to the Pew Research Center, the Christian population in the United States has...

March 2015

March 19, 2015

When Inclusion is Exclusion : Radical Ecclesiology

The church is the church is the church. Right? Ecclesiology is the study of...

February 2015

February 08, 2015

The Queer Resurrection of Alabama

The year was 2005. I was a junior at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama....

February 06, 2015

Pope Francis’ Ignorance on Spanking

A few days ago, Pope Francis endorsed spanking. Believing that one can spank children...

January 2015

January 24, 2015

The Lethal Nature of Moderate Theology

Week after week, pastors and staffs of churches deliberate about what message they intend...

January 11, 2015

Freedom of Speech is Divine: Westboro Baptist, the Gay Christian Network and Paris

In the beginning, God created freedom of speech. If you follow the Genesis account,...

December 2014

December 07, 2014

The Letter from the Dallas County Jail

Dear people of God, I can't...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

LOVE: Wrestling with the Wrestlings of Paul and the Root of Our Self

*Delivered at Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas on 9/18/2014 We...

September 10, 2014

Claiming Justice and Killing Jesus: The Execution of Willie Trottie

"...I was in prison, and you visited me." Jesus doesn't say, "I was not...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

An Open Letter to Christians on Immigration

July 31, 2014 An Open Letter to Christians on Immigration Friends. Jesus fled after his...

July 14, 2014

Theology from Death Row Letter 3 / Texas Death Row Inmate Will Speer on The Meaning of Evil

ARE WE EVIL? I have spent much of my time in prison considering this question. ...

July 14, 2014

Across the Borders and Into the Flames: Rev. Charles Moore, Dr. Robert Jeffress, Bishop Yvette Flunder and Us

Resurrection is not possible without death. Rev. Charles Moore knew about resurrection and his fullest...

July 01, 2014

The Danger of Debating with Jesus: Hobby Lobby and the Incarnated Christ at LaGuardia

"If you want to be a slut then be a slut on your own dime...