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John is a former digital Sherpa who uses sock puppets to create alternative methods of growth in long-term information intelligence. His focus recently has been on free-range, artisan, locally sourced, gluten-free, and disruptive information supply chains. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just kidding. He is a grief counselor, a former hospital chaplain, a pretend farmer who uses real dirt, an award-winning writer (OK, it was a gold star in the 5th grade but it was still an award), and the guy who always talks to you when you are standing in the checkout line. Raised in Boston (Roxbury) he has lived in Maine for 23 years. John spent over 40 years participating in, observing, questioning, and avoiding American politics while learning to follow Jesus.

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Hating The Sinner

Seven years ago I received an email. A day later I wrote:... read more

Conservative Christians Are OK With Paying For Abortions...

Led by people like Franklin Graham, who has compared Planned Parenthood to... read more

Are Christians Just Kidding About Abortion?

Big Talk, No (Real) Action. How often has it happened? You are... read more

Christianity at the White House Under Trump

With the celebration of Easter just past it might be a good... read more

Trump's Love Of Alex Jones Should Horrify Conservatives

For years I have said that people like Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh,... read more

Deportation Force. Untrained. Unvetted. Un-American!

A couple months ago Pence and Ryan were telling us there would... read more

The Instability Of Trump As Commander-In-Chief

During the presidential campaign I was assured repeatedly by people supporting Trump,... read more

Republicans Were Right About Syria In 2013

Republicans have consistently said (when Obama was president) that the president needed authorization... read more

Mean America: Punishing Poverty - The Prison Industrial...

The reality is that the fiction of America being a “Christian Nation”... read more

Corporate Theft From American Workers Killed The American...

The formula was simple, it was genius, and it built the “American... read more

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