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November 2019

November 05, 2019

Conservative Christian, the Bible Should Humble You, Not Make You Feel Superior

There is not a book in the history of the world that has been so...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Just Look What’s Become of Us

We now are a nation of tribes engaged in war. We are now a nation...

October 25, 2019

Good Works or Faith? What’s in a Legacy?

The topic of faith vs. good works goes back a long way in Christendom. Ultimately,...

October 22, 2019

This is the Church–Or Should Be

I'm pretty tired of what the Church has become. As far as I can tell,...

October 07, 2019

If You Love America, Thank the Progressive Christian Socialist Movement

The Trump era has seen a growing division in the American Church. The direction the...

October 04, 2019

Reluctant Confessions of an Addict

It goes against every instinct I have to write this article. I never would have...

September 2019

September 23, 2019

I’m Tired, Redeem Me

I'm tired. The last several years have been hard on a lot of us. I'll...

September 20, 2019

An Open Letter to My Haters

A lot of the things I write get shared on some large social media platforms....

September 16, 2019

How Can a Conservative Christian Help Us Put Trump in the Trash Bin of History?

Hey, conservative Christians, let's talk. First, let me say this, if you are proud of...

September 05, 2019

Deplaned in Phoenix: My first hand story of racism and its repercussions

This story actually happened and I actually witnessed it. I chose to tell it in...

September 03, 2019

The Christian Right is Attacking the Very Thing that Allows Them the Freedom to Their Own Bigotry

The Christian Right is attacking the very thing that allows them the freedom to their...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

The Andrew Luck Saga Shines a Bright Light on America’s Lack of Empathy

I don't normally write about sports here, but this goes far beyond sports. When Andrew...

August 22, 2019

We Will Never Be What We Claim to Be Until We Face Who We Really Are

Have you heard about the brouhaha over "The 1619 Project" from the New York Times?...

August 19, 2019

Don’t Hate the Sinner, Hate the Way the Sinner Treats Other Sinners

There is a well-worn phrase that conservative Christians like to use as a way to...

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...

July 13, 2019

Love is Not a Sin

It's high time for me to come out of the closet. No, I'm not gay,...

July 10, 2019

The Fog of War

It is amazing what kinds of fireworks people can now obtain for personal use. We've...

June 2019

June 25, 2019

My Neighbor is a Sinner

Man, you ought to see my neighbors! I can't find a righteous one in the...

May 2019

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

My Name is Shane. I’m a Recovering Conservative Christian

THE TWELVE STEPS FOR RECOVERING CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS ONE We admitted we were powerless...

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...

April 12, 2019

Policies vs. People, the Message Lost in the Pence/Buttigieg Squabble

Pete Buttigieg has cannonballed into the national political pool and made a remarkable splash. I...

April 12, 2019

They Know Not What They Do

My column here is called Empathy Mining. It's an important theme that I try to weave...

April 01, 2019

Conservative Christian, Please Provide us with a Handy Flow Chart of Sins

I've just come from a debate thread on my last article about Pete Buttigieg. In...

March 2019

March 31, 2019

Pete Buttigieg puts Conservative Christianity on Damascus Road

As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him....

March 20, 2019

Confessions of a 21st Century Teacher

When I started writing as a part of my living a few years ago, I...

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 17, 2019

The First Stone

In the past month, I’ve written a couple of articles that were very widely read....

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 12, 2019

Donald isn’t looking too good, and I’m not feeling so great myself

I must admit, as I sit down to write this, I'm not exactly sure where...