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December 2025

December 24, 2025

Emmanuel = God With Us = Merry Christmas.

"They will call him Emmanuel = God with us." -Matthew 1:23, paraphrased God Entered Flesh...

November 2025

November 23, 2025

The Yearning of a Revolutionary: On Luigi Mangione’s Why

Luigi Mangione, Krishnamurti and Christ: A Theological Meditation on the Yearning of a Revolutionary UnitedHealthcare...

October 2025

October 31, 2025

The Eucharist Exposes Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment is Exposed by The Eucharist The Center of Faith The Eucharist is the...

March 2022

March 05, 2022

A Thought Pattern on Fear and War / Within and in Ukraine

A Thought Pattern on Fear and War / Within and in Ukraine In...

November 2020

November 10, 2020

The Creation of God: A Vision

The Creation of God: A Vision The future is a question. God is...

June 2020

June 19, 2020

The Good Samaritan: For Our Moment

The Good Samaritan: For Our Moment On one occasion a theologian stood up...

March 2020

March 21, 2020

“Ethics matter.” / “CoronaEthics Matter”

March 17, 2020 "Ethics matter." / "CoronaEthics Matter" ...

November 2017

November 19, 2017

Resisting Mugabe in Zimbabwe

*It brings me great joy to have been blessed with the privilege of playing...

November 19, 2017

A Short Theology of Sleep

"What's taking so long?" The restaurant seemed to attract assholes. It seemed like...

September 2017

September 10, 2017

Stormy Theology

Throughout existence, humans have leaned into storms to hear a word from beyond. It...

September 04, 2017

Nashville and Harvey…and The End: Tales of Ignorant Responses

The Nashville Statement and the Irrelevance of Progressive Christianity "Progressives only...

May 2017

May 22, 2017

Memories of God: Murder and Something Greater

The images of God were colorful and inviting. The problem was they looked more...

March 2017

March 19, 2017

The Heresy of Church

We were driving along in our neighborhood, my son observed our local park and...

March 18, 2017

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

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

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...

March 12, 2017

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

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

January 2017

January 15, 2017

On Sex with Animals

A few years ago, I had one of the most interesting encounters of my...

April 2016

April 08, 2016

The Execution: In Pragmatic Verse

The Execution Fear was all I knew Every step drew me closer The...

November 2015

November 11, 2015

I Don’t Believe in Celebrating Veterans.

Ray Hood was a hero of mine. Late at night, he would gather us around...

May 2015

May 25, 2015

On the Nature of God

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

May 07, 2015

We are not Christians…

With five children, I spend an excess amount of time saying silly things to...

April 2015

April 04, 2015

Jesus is Dead! : An Easter Case for a Theological Resurrection

Throughout my ministry, I have heard awful stories of pain, abuse and suffering. Though the...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

May Love Win: The Queerness of Working to Abolishing the Death Penalty

*Words Delivered at Hope for Peace & Justice's "I'm Queer and I Care Rally" at...

January 2015

January 05, 2015

“time” and “belief” / 2 poems

"time" depression nibbles the dogs ran away i am haunted by the attack blood was...

December 2014

December 12, 2014

Danny Cortez is a Dangerous Man

Darkness filled the sky and night was upon me. Throughout my drive to the...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

I am a Southern Baptist: A Word to Progresive Baptists

I am a Southern Baptist. Though I am also affiliated with the Alliance of Baptists and...

October 2014

October 21, 2014

Sharing the Good News of Jesus with Southern Baptists: A Mission to Nashville

"It is hard for me to not believe that homosexuality is a sin when...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

Remembering Queerly: Words from Conversations on Theology and Activism at Galileo Church

There are moments we never forget. These moments meet and transform us. I am...

May 2014

May 21, 2014

A Few Thoughts for My Sons Jeff and Phillip on the Occasion of their Second Birthday

You are young now. You can only say a few words. There will come...