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April 2022

April 27, 2022

Jesus and Elon Musk: America’s Income Inequality Problem

Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has put the issue of wealth in the forefront of...

March 2022

March 15, 2022

Jesus Was a Social Deviant: A Brief History of WASP-y Assimilation in America.

Americans like to say that this country was founded on the ideals of religious...

March 10, 2022

CRT is the latest in a long history of far right moral panic attacks against public education…remember Ebonics?

The uproar we are currently experiencing over the topic of the teaching of Critical Race...

February 2021

February 15, 2021

Defending My Politics with My Faith: Part 2 Racial Issues

This is part two of my series called Defending My Politics with My Faith. In...

November 2020

November 17, 2020

Dear Right Wing Christian, I’ll Never Understand Your Flag

Dear Right Wing Christians, I have found it hard to sit down and write about...

October 2020

October 26, 2020

A Brief History of the Radical Left: A Primer for Conservative Christians

Lately, I’ve heard the term, “The Radical Left”, used more and more often. Through my...

October 01, 2020

Christian Trump Supporter, You Say You Love Your Country, Will You Now Help Us Save It?

It felt like it all came to a head on Tuesday night during the...

September 2020

September 24, 2020

Trump and his Far-Right Christian Base Don’t Know What Patriotism Means

Back in July, I wrote a very popular open letter to President Trump in response...

September 08, 2020

The Truest Words Donald Trump Ever Spoke

Even a pathological liar, given enough opportunities to speak, will occasionally let the truth slip...

September 02, 2020

Conservative Christianity Keeps Rhyming History

Trigger Warning: This article is not meant to be a condemnation of all who claim...

August 2020

August 27, 2020

Right Wing Christian, You’ve Told Me Why You Can’t Vote for a Democrat, Let Me Tell You Why I Can

I’m sick and tired of being guilted by conservative Christians for having empathy and compassion....

August 07, 2020

Reprogramming our Minds to Pull Empathy from Hatred

Yesterday was our first day back to school in almost five months. As is normally...

June 2020

June 20, 2020

Hey, Let’s All Take a Deep Breath, Shut Up and Listen

The other day, I was blindsided by a thread on a Facebook post. The experience...

June 01, 2020

2020: The Year That Brought Us Face to Face with Ourselves

I haven't been able to bring myself to write much for weeks. Throughout much of...

March 2020

March 08, 2020

Born in Simpler Times

Born in Simpler Times March 16, 1967: That’s when I became a U.S....

February 2020

February 05, 2020

I’m Lying Everyday, I’m Not OK

On any given day, I probably get asked at least once or twice, "how are...

January 2020

January 14, 2020

Christian Trump Supporter, You Can’t Steal My Faith Away, I’m Now a SPESAC

I think I've finally reached a tipping point. I've been trying to find ways to...

November 2019

November 11, 2019

Conservative Christian, You Don’t Own Patriotism-You Might Not Even Understand It

As we all pause to appreciate our military veterans today, I've been thinking about the...

October 2019

October 10, 2019

I Dreamed I Was Dreaming

I dreamed I was dreaming when an unscrupulous, misogynistic, billionaire reality tv star announced his...

September 2019

September 08, 2019

You Aren’t Following Christ if Your Political Agenda is Selfish and Bigoted, Jesus Said So

Before I begin, let me just say, I understand that I run the risk of...

September 05, 2019

Right Wing Christian, You Can’t Judge Anyone When You Support a Pathological Liar

As Donald Trump's poll numbers continue to plummet, the most conservative Christians continue to be...

July 2019

July 19, 2019

7 Signs Donald Trump (and His Supporters) Hate America

Just when you think the Trump circus couldn't get worse, he ramps it up another...

May 2019

May 13, 2019

How Would the Great Teacher, Jesus, Grade Trump’s Presidency?

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. --John 1.5...

May 08, 2019

Since Moving Left, I Like Myself Now

Ten years ago, I was right where I thought I was supposed to be. Everything...

April 2019

April 13, 2019

White Privilege: what it is, what it isn’t, and why so many of us don’t want to talk about it.

Andy and I grew up in a small, all white town in Indiana, smack in...

March 2019

March 19, 2019

Looking for Empathy at the Intersection of Faith and Politics

I wrote an article earlier this week called The First Stone. In that introspective piece, I admitted...

March 13, 2019

Empathy Mining’s Top 10 Most Popular Articles

From time to time, I like to dig back through the Empathy Mining archives and...

March 10, 2019

The Trump Cult’s Sin of Nationalism

It's becoming clearer by the day that the Trump's biggest remaining support base--right wing, fundamentalist...

March 06, 2019

Small Town Sunset

This tranquil little town glimmers in the magic hour of dusk Like a postcard...

March 04, 2019

It’s a Wonderful Life: Social Justice Warrior Version

Most everyone is familiar with the classic Christmas movie, It's a Wonderful Life. In that story, the...