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July 2017

July 23, 2017

The Cure for Blue Supremacy

  "Love your enemies & pray for those who terrorize you." -Matthew 5:44   There...

March 2017

March 18, 2017

#20 / Jonestown Theology: Lenten Explorations in the Valley of Death

God is never lost. In the midst of great evil, God is there. I have...

May 2016

May 30, 2016

A Memorial Day Prayer

Oh False God That We Call America Unhallowed Is Your Name You Help Us Kill...

September 2015

September 08, 2015

Only Kim Davis Can Save Us

  With a population of less than 24,000 people, Rowan County, Kentucky is an unlikely...

October 2014

October 21, 2014

The Cycle of Violence: Voting and Texas Politics

  Over and over again, I listened to the voices that argued for the need...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

A Lesbian is Murdered and Nobody Cares…

  "Lesbian Murdered."  What if that was all the news headlines said?  I have a...

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 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...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

My Struggle with Stonewall

  There are few names of places whose mere utterance evokes description of social movement. ...

June 24, 2014

The Complete Pilgrimage Journal: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 12-19, 2014

June 12 and 13   Roads comfort me.  I often find myself on bright days...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 18

Walking down a busy highway late in the day was different than anything I'd done...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 17

Storms were coming that looked fierce but never truly developed into anything but a short...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 16

  I woke up.  I woke up.  I woke up.  The transition from sleep to...

June 08, 2014

“Embracing the Power of the Queer” – A Sermon Delivered at the Cathedral of Hope / June 4, 2014

  adapted transcription below full video at What a powerful thing to be standing...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

Jesus’ Rampage or a Quick Lesson on Jesus and Guns

  Judas gave Jesus a kiss.  Peter knew what was going on and tossed Jesus...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

Our Enemies Cometh and in them Lay Our Salvation

  I have my fair share of enemies these days.  I have found that the...

March 2014

March 16, 2014

Prayers for a Child of God

      Fred Phelps Sr. founded the infamous Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas....

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