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March 2023

March 09, 2023

The Big Drag Queen Distraction

The Governor of Tennessee, Bill Lee, just signed a law aimed at criminalizing drag events...

February 2023

February 21, 2023

The Kingdom Is Within You

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he...

January 2023

January 17, 2023

GUEST POST: Home Improvement by Lito Bujanda-Moore

NOTE: This homily was delivered on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023 at First Unitarian Universalist Church,...

September 2022

September 19, 2022

The Dangers of Christian Nationalism

“Can you imagine what a difference it would make if Christians ran for every...

June 2022

June 24, 2022

I WAS WRONG….BUT

Five years ago I wrote a book entitled Jesus Untangled: Crucifying Our Politics To Pledge...

April 2022

April 25, 2022

The Radical Jesus Manifesto

Imagine if someone arrived on the scene with a bold message that both threatened the...

January 2021

January 20, 2021

Exiled In Babylon: Where Do We Go From Here?

On Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 I will co-host a round table panel to try to...

November 2020

November 25, 2020

How Jesus Redefines Exile

As author and theologian N.T. Wright points out, the story of Adam and Eve in...

November 02, 2020

How Can You Be Christian And Vote Democrat/Republican?

This is an honest question. I grew up in a White Christian home in Texas....

August 2020

August 21, 2020

Power To The People [Not Politics]

One thing we seem to misunderstand when it comes to Jesus is that he's not...

June 2020

June 12, 2020

American Impatience: How We Could Have Avoided 3 Holy Wars

The famous historian, Howard Zinn in his masterful presentation at Boston University, just before his...

June 09, 2020

Sorry Mr. President: My Friend Martin Isn’t ANTIFA

Kinda surreal to wake up and realize the President of the United States of...

May 2020

May 19, 2020

The Erastus Conundrum

In my ongoing conversation with my fellow Christians on the dangers of mixing faith and...

March 2020

March 11, 2020

Beware Christians Imposing Shekina Law

Americans, be aware. Recently, as I have watched the news, there is lot of attention...

January 2020

January 04, 2020

Christians: We Can End War In 2020

There are over 2.3 Billion Christians in the world today, according to most polls. In...

December 2019

December 12, 2019

The Inevitable Death of Evangelical Christianity

Whenever I read the surveys from Christianity Today, or Baptist News, or The Christian Post...

December 06, 2019

Where Was God In The Holocaust?

In the current season of the Netflix series, "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee", Jerry Seinfeld...

July 2019

July 30, 2019

The Pharisee in Me and The Christ in Trump

Over the weekend, I spent some quality time with a few amazing people in Woodstock,...

July 23, 2019

Dear White American Jesus [Guest Post by Kenly Stewart]

One of the most important theological/Christological statements I've ever read comes from Khalil Gibran, the...

July 19, 2019

Why It’s So Hard To Talk About Racism

I am no stranger to disagreements. My friends on Facebook are very used to engaging...

July 18, 2019

Advice For American Christians

In these turbulent times, it's difficult - if not impossible - to be proud of...

July 15, 2019

A Wake Up Call For Progressive Christians

Let me turn my attention, for a brief moment, to those who most often resonate...

July 05, 2019

The Wackadoodle Way Christians Use Romans 13

Yes. I said "Wackadoodle." But, it's true. I'm constantly running into Christians who use...

July 03, 2019

Not My Flag

Many Christians love bumper sticker slogans like “Not of this World”, but strangely don’t...

May 2019

May 27, 2019

Trump’s Blood Moon Hoax Exposed

I can't believe I need to post something on this topic again. A few...

May 15, 2019

New Evidence: Early Christian Soldiers?

A few months ago, as I was heading into the second Pacifist Fight Club event...

May 14, 2019

Early Christians On Non-Violence

Quotes from first and second century Christian writers about the continuing posture of non-violence...

May 13, 2019

How Jesus Uses Tribalism To Subvert Our Tribalism

Next weekend I'll be leading a few sessions with people in El Paso, Texas to...

May 07, 2019

Yes, Interracial Marriage IS Un-Biblical [But Not Un-Christian]

You probably read the story this week where a Georgia politician faced calls to resign...

May 03, 2019

The Revolution Has Already Begun

As a follower of Jesus, I am a subversive agent of a Kingdom with...