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October 2016

October 17, 2016

What if God wants the pro-life movement to lose the Supreme Court forever so they can act like Christians again?

[Note: A previous version of this post had a featured photo with an image that...

October 13, 2016

The religious right needs to repent, not rebrand

Ever since Donald Trump was caught saying the P-word, conservative evangelical leaders have been feverishly...

October 07, 2016

Let’s start an inclusive evangelical campus ministry network!

Time just ran an article about InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's witch-hunt against LGBTQ-affirming staff-people. Not staff-people...

September 2016

September 23, 2016

It’s against my religion to believe the official report

“His disciples came by night and stole his body while we were asleep” (Matthew 28:13)....

September 13, 2016

We’re all a basket of deplorables

Basket of deplorables. What an odd phrase that Hillary Clinton chose to use. She was...

September 12, 2016

An open letter with 12 honest questions for the Wesleyan Covenant Association

Dear Wesleyan Covenantal Association, First of all, I'm not afraid of you. I don't think...

September 11, 2016

A poem I wrote on September 12th, 2001

On September 12th, 2001, I was sitting with a bunch of anarchists in an illegally...

September 03, 2016

Five reasons why taco trucks are America’s salvation

When Donald Trump's surrogate infamously declared that there will soon be #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner unless somebody stops...

August 2016

August 28, 2016

Colin Kaepernick and the test of American freedom

If you haven't heard about the latest drama on the Interwebz, San Francisco 49ers quarterback...

August 26, 2016

Christians should be creating safe spaces, not ridiculing them

Well, the University of Chicago has been all over my feed lately because of a...

August 20, 2016

Does love really trump hate or is that just a hashtag?

For the past week, I've been haunted by a moment that occurred during some dead...

August 10, 2016

When a well-intentioned white person exudes white supremacy

Well the Gospel Coalition is in trouble again. They wanted to participate in the race...

August 09, 2016

Engaging the Ferguson Declaration: A #BlackLivesMatter Creed

Today is the two year anniversary of the murder of Michael Brown on Canfield Street...

August 03, 2016

What if it were safe to be wrong?

Our political discourse has become entirely satanic. I mean that in a very specific way....

August 01, 2016

How I can relate to Donald Trump

I recently read an article that I can't find anymore which provided a very interesting...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

I alone can fix it: the delusion of the white messiah

"I alone can fix it." Donald Trump has said a lot of things that he's...

July 28, 2016

Seven ways to be an untoxic Christian during a toxic presidential campaign

We're living through what seems like the most toxic presidential campaign in American history. It's...

July 19, 2016

So what about those values in Melania’s plagiarized speech?

I'm used to treating political speeches like fluff. I don't expect them to actually be...

July 19, 2016

Six things that make white Christian America toxic

Since it's Donald Trump's big week and he's an excellent bellwether of the toxicity of...

July 18, 2016

Mark Burns takes the Lord’s name in vain

The following prayer at the Republican National Convention is the clearest example I've yet seen...

July 14, 2016

Sandra Bland, Franklin Graham, and white male Christian authority

Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the death of Sandra Bland, a black woman who died...

July 07, 2016

Toxic authority, police brutality, and white evangelical Christianity

I have learned about three police killings of black people in the past 24 hours....

July 02, 2016

Toxic Christianity, hate porn, and internet heroism

Thursday morning, I discovered Jennifer Mayers, an infamous internet troll sensation who blogs about her...

June 2016

June 14, 2016

This is why I’m right (reflections of a toxic Christian)

A wicked thought came into my mind when I learned about the shootings in Orlando:...

June 13, 2016

Five suggestions for conservative evangelicals responding to Orlando

I had some really rich conversations this weekend with very thoughtful, compassionate conservative evangelicals at...

May 2016

May 30, 2016

Why I can’t dis Memorial Day

I was 32 years old before I had a personal relationship with an active duty...

May 26, 2016

What would it look like for love to win in the United Methodist Church?

Love wins. Ever since Rob Bell wrote the book in 2011, it's been the battle...

May 17, 2016

Three options for the United Methodist Church moving forward

As expected, the conservative evangelicals at General Conference have a solid majority. It is likely that...

May 13, 2016

Maybe it’s time to plant a new denomination

I became United Methodist because of Central Avenue United Methodist Church in Toledo, Ohio. I...

May 03, 2016

Now even “Jesus loves me” has been weaponized

The culture wars have reached a new low. At a Horry County school board meeting...