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September 2020

September 30, 2020

Donald Trump And The Exorcism Of White America

Trump and his supporters believe that he is a scapegoat. In their understanding of what...

January 2020

January 06, 2020

Iran, Mike Pompeo, and the Total Depravity of The Other

[Mike Pompeo: U.S. Department of State, Public Domain] Donald Trump may not be an evangelical...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

Greg Gianforte is what toxic Christianity looks like

"It would be one thing for a candidate to throttle and hit a reporter, but...

November 2016

November 20, 2016

I’m with the people making sanctuary

The only positive thing about the last two weeks has been the sacred space I've...

November 19, 2016

Winter begins (a poem)

It does no good to scream; with one wet syllable, winter can white out your...

November 10, 2016

Why it’s not time to ask people of color to be hopeful and pray for unity

All of us are trying to figure out what to say, and many of us...

November 08, 2016

Will white evangelical women change our political landscape today?

It's no secret that I've been a bit of a mess this election season. I've...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

Election Day Communion

I've found myself at a loss for words lately. I'm so fatigued by this presidential...

September 2016

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...

August 2016

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...

April 2016

April 23, 2016

Is transgender bathroom panic the gay marriage of the 2016 election season?

In 2004, many political analysts concluded that the threat of gay marriage was the hot-button...

November 2015

November 28, 2015

Can Christian theology promote terrorism?

We don't know exactly what motivated the white terrorist who attacked a Planned Parenthood clinic...

August 2013

August 13, 2013

Why you shouldn’t growl when people cry “Jim Crow” about NC’s new voting law

So what's the big deal with making people flash a photo ID at a poll...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

How does a Wesleyan deal with predestination and election?

My favorite preacher Jonathan Martin covered Romans 8 a couple of weekends ago in his...

November 2012

November 08, 2012

A Call to Humility and Repentance

My buddy Derek wrote a post yesterday about how it's not inappopriate for Christians to either mourn or celebrate...

November 05, 2012

A prayer for peace and integrity at the polls

Lord, we take many things for granted in our country, but the fact that we...

October 2012

October 04, 2012

What it all boils down to for me

I didn't watch the presidential debate even though I tweeted #JesusIsMyCandidate until twitter kicked me...

July 2011

July 28, 2011

Is Democracy Dying?

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