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June 2012

June 15, 2012

Immigration: a litmus test for the American evangelical gospel

I'm not sure I could have ever imagined congratulating Southern Baptist fundamentalist leader Richard Land...

June 12, 2012

A conversation with my favorite Republican uncle

There are two topics you're not supposed to bring up at family reunions: politics and...

May 2012

May 11, 2012

Obama’s big gamble and how Christians should respond

I was surprised to see President Obama take a public stand supporting gay marriage this...

May 07, 2012

Amendment 1: when did legislation replace evangelism?

Two weekends ago, our church's men's retreat examined and discussed one of my favorite scripture...

April 2012

April 29, 2012

Stop bearing false witness!

For our church's men's retreat this weekend, we read sections from 1 Peter. One of...

April 14, 2012

"Government handouts" that "create dependency"

When some people talk about taxes and government programs for poor people, they often talk...

April 14, 2012

“Government handouts” that “create dependency”

When some people talk about taxes and government programs for poor people, they often talk...

April 13, 2012

Considering Rick Warren’s Economic Principles

America's most famous megachurch pastor Rick Warren has gotten backlash in the Prospect, Daily Kos,...

April 11, 2012

John Derbyshire & me: confessions of a fellow racist

John Derbyshire's now-infamous article from last week's Taki's Magazine has pretty thoroughly torpedoed any claim...

February 2012

February 10, 2012

Opportunistic "persecution"

Normally on Fridays I don't write anything on my blog because I'm hard at work...

February 09, 2012

What makes pregnancy a disease?

In protesting the Obama Administration's new decision to treat contraception as preventative medicine, Archbishop Timothy...

February 04, 2012

Stop Abusing the Word "Biblical"!

I've got some prophetic fire that I need to let out so I'm going to...

January 2012

January 22, 2012

Integrity in a post-truth world

I'm worried about our country. A few years ago, I read a book called The...

January 16, 2012

Reconciliation: Dr. King’s main agenda

There have been many political movements throughout history that were successful without being morally virtuous....

November 2011

November 23, 2011

What does pepper spray do?

I wrote a post for Provoketive magazine on the UC Davis pepper spray incident. I...

November 23, 2011

Should we be thankful for our government?

It might seem strange to say, but I'm thankful for my government. I'm not necessarily...

November 19, 2011

When is revolution appropriate?

I've been watching the news reports of the Occupy protests this past week wondering how...

November 10, 2011

The failure of personhood (in Mississippi & elsewhere)

I was honestly surprised on Tuesday when Mississippi rejected the referendum that would have legally...

October 2011

October 24, 2011

I want to be in the 1% who get God’s grace

Apparently there have been a number of photos circulating the Internet in which people hold...

October 24, 2011

I want to be in the 1% who get God's grace

Apparently there have been a number of photos circulating the Internet in which people hold...

October 10, 2011

“If you’re not rich, blame yourself” (Herman Cain vs. John Wesley)

"If you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself." Thus says Herman...

October 10, 2011

"If you're not rich, blame yourself" (Herman Cain vs. John Wesley)

"If you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself." Thus says Herman...

October 07, 2011

Reflections of a sell-out on #occupywallstreet

Nine years ago, I was a very different person. I remember one weekend marching in...

September 2011

September 24, 2011

One State for Israel and Palestine

Nothing is more agonizing and emblematic of the nihilistic helplessness of modern diplomacy than the...

September 10, 2011

Applauding Rick Perry's Executions & Retributive Justice

The Christian blogosphere lit up after the Republican debate on Wednesday night when the audience...

September 10, 2011

Applauding Rick Perry’s Executions & Retributive Justice

The Christian blogosphere lit up after the Republican debate on Wednesday night when the audience...

September 07, 2011

What I wish Miroslav Volf had answered in A Public Faith

I had been waiting all summer for the release date of Miroslav Volf's latest book,...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

The post-truth world in post-Gadhafi Libya

Whatever else is true about Libya right now, it offers a perfect display of discourse...

August 14, 2011

Will God win or lose in November 2012?

I come from a long line of Texas Baptists, growing up in a world where...

July 2011

July 28, 2011

Is Democracy Dying?

I've often been cynical about American exceptionalism. Especially on days when I walk into Barnes...