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August 2019

August 27, 2019

James Cone, Judas and Twisted Souls: How Black Liberation Theology Can Free White Souls

I like to think of my soul as a shiny thing; a beacon of divine...

July 2019

July 09, 2019

On Memes and Mermaids: How to Tell If You’re a Good* White Racist (And What Jesus Might Want You To Do About It)

It's been a minute since I posted here, because I've been deep into writing a...

February 2019

February 24, 2019

Who Gets to be Angry? On Jussie Smollett, Tamla Horsford, + Shaliyah Toombs

First, let's start with this: the only people who really get to be pissed at...

February 01, 2019

10 Ways White People Can Celebrate Black History Month

It started before I even woke up: all the promotional emails piled up in my...

January 2019

January 19, 2019

Earn Your Right to Meme: How White People Have White-Washed MLK’s Dream

We white people love to feel comfortable, and nothing can make us feel better about...

January 13, 2019

Where God Goes: Thanks Christians, but Leonard Cohen’s Original Halleluja is Fine by Me

The first time I ever heard Leonard Cohen's Halleluja was at a funeral. It has...

January 07, 2019

Here’s Why I’m Not About to Tone-Police Rashida Tlaib

As someone whose mother-tongue is Jersey Snark, I'm the first to acknowledge my own salty...

January 01, 2019

The God of Being

I have a new friend I met online. She is a transgender woman who ministers...

September 2018

September 01, 2018

Ariana Grande Got Groped: It’s Typical

I'm not saying my head isn't exploding after I just watched the video of Ariana...

August 2018

August 06, 2018

If Willow Creek Really Wants To Lead, Here’s How the GLS Should Go

I confess I have a deep, rich imagination that I like to wander in often,...

August 04, 2018

Notice the System: On Breasts, On Cops, and Puritanical Postulations

My amazing friend, wife and mom of three, Michelle Ayala, is in the news here...

August 02, 2018

Being Called Racist: Is It REALLY The Worst Thing That Can Happen To You?

It happens over and over and over again. Very nice and good white people --...

June 2018

June 08, 2018

White on White: The Podcast that Imagines a World Without Racism

I'm not going to claim that I'm the best qualified person to lead this discussion,...

May 2018

May 25, 2018

When Power Structures Crumble: On Bill Hybels and the Willow Creek Machine

Power structures, when they are working right, are insidious creations. You swim in them, but...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

On Dying Deaths, Certainty, and Cross Carrying

"The only people afraid of immortality haven't died yet." Thus says the character of...

March 28, 2018

The Blood On The Altar: On Rambo Jesus, Gun Control and American Christianity

I’m not sure what we should call it. A sick fascination? Idolatry? ...

March 27, 2018

White Christians + Race: On Token Black Friends, The Race Card, & White Tears

Every once in a while, my soul goes kicking and screaming down a project pathway...

March 15, 2018

Yes, Katy Perry, You Sexually Harassed Benjamin Glaze

The scene was painful to watch and, unfortunately, probably familiar to a multitude of women....

February 2018

February 16, 2018

Let’s Talk About Guns

So, here goes. Let’s talk about the yet-another-school shooting. It’s taken me some time. The...

January 2018

January 28, 2018

The Dying God

One of the strange things that happens when you go to seminary is that God...

January 23, 2018

John Piper and His Practice of Pride

Yesterday, as John Piper released a blog post that explained why women should not have...

January 14, 2018

Hope In The Pews: Church, Trump And the Cult of Personality

I’m starting to understand the whore of Babylon imagery in Revelations. Donald Trump’s disgusting...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

Making Space For Men’s Mistakes (And Also: Dear Bono, Please Shut Up)

I was never part of the purity movement. In fact, people who knew me when...

November 2017

November 29, 2017

Trapped In Stone: Another #MeToo Story, Another Famous Rapist

***Trigger Warning: This post includes a graphic description of rape and sexual violence. Please proceed...

November 25, 2017

I was standing in a shopping mall parking lot on Black Friday, shoving bags into...

November 18, 2017

On Giving Thanks for Grief and Brokeness

My friend is dying. It's one of those weird truths that doesn't seem real...

October 2017

October 28, 2017

Giving Up Privilege: White Identity When White Doesn’t Matter Anymore

Last year, I had a conversation with a woman I'll call Sandy.* Sandy was a coaching...

October 24, 2017

A Theology of Whiteness

This will be dangerous work, these words. It be messy, and I will probably do...

September 2017

September 24, 2017

Excuse Me, Your Idols Are Showing: Why an Athlete Kneeling is Totally Biblical

It's not anti-God to protest. In fact, it's pretty Biblical. Especially when it comes to...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

The Nashville Statement: It Gets Everything Wrong

In a ridiculous display of abysmal timing and sexual idolatry, the Center for Biblical Manhood...