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March 2019

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 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...

March 03, 2019

What if We Were a Red Letter Church?

Some of the pieces I write get considerable attention and stimulate a lot of debate...

February 2019

February 24, 2019

Faith and the Pursuit of Happiness

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they...

February 22, 2019

What America Needs is A la Carte Democracy

This is my fantasy: For 24 hours, I've been given supreme power to make any...

February 19, 2019

Good Works Are Not an Excuse to Deny Rights to Others

The debate about salvation, faith, and good works is as old as denominational Christianity. In...

February 17, 2019

The “Sin” of Liberalism

Look at that guy sitting in the pew over there. Who does he think he’s...

February 14, 2019

If It’s Not Careful, the Far Left Will Eat Its Own

Lately, there has been a topic frequently churning around in my head. I've written several...

February 11, 2019

There Are Some Things for Which I Need to Publicly Thank Donald Trump

Dear President Trump, In the last few years, I've written a lot about you. I'm...

February 10, 2019

White Man’s World

Note: This is the second in a series of articles I'm writing about songs that...

February 03, 2019

Conservative Christian, I Really Need to Ask You Some Things

As one who's been on both sides of the political spectrum, I try my best...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

Democrats Need to Pull Their Heads Out of Their Mascots and Focus on a Winning Strategy

Trying to support the Democratic Party can be quite vexing. I believe a progressive political...

January 28, 2019

Politics Isn’t Killing Us, Confirmation Bias Is

This piece was inspired by the reaction to my last one. Last week, I wrote...

January 24, 2019

We Should All Be Ashamed of Ourselves for the Covington Catholic Spectacle–ALL of Us

No laws were broken. Nobody got injured. But there were no winners. There is no...

January 18, 2019

Gotta Give Trump Credit for Helping to Honor His Campaign Promise to Drain the Swamp…But the Joke is on Him

One of the most popular refrains from Donald Trump's campaign was the slogan, "Drain the...

January 14, 2019

Go West, Young Man: One Man’s Long Strange Journey toward the Political Left

When you look at most maps, as you go to the left, you go west,...

December 2018

December 07, 2018

We Shouldn’t Criticize Trump for His Actions at the Bush Funeral, He Was Just Being Honest

It was a very uncomfortable scene, that row of presidents and First Ladies. Actually, it...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

Would Jesus Need a Gas Mask?

"Send us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" Those words...

November 13, 2018

Sometimes I Wish I Were a Conservative Christian

My life could so much simpler--so much less stressful--so much more carefree. I live in...

November 01, 2018

God, Let the Religious See How They are Being Manipulated for Political Gain

This week, Kanye West took another turn on his recent bizarre path into politics. Perhaps...

October 2018

October 10, 2018

Conservative Christian, the Voting Booth Can Be Your Confessional and Nobody Needs to Know

Forgive me America, for I have sinned. Like Adam and Eve in the Garden, I...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

What if Donald Trump were _______________?

Let's face it, we have a president that might not be qualified to do most...

September 20, 2018

When This is Over…

At some point, this is all going to be over. Eventually, this has to end....

August 2018

August 27, 2018

A Handy Voting Guide for Compassionate Christians

We are quickly approaching that season where churches across the nation will begin handing out...

August 23, 2018

One Nation, In Distress

Displaying an American Flag upside down is a recognized symbol of distress. The U.S. flag...

August 10, 2018

Love Will Come Riding a Blue Wave

Just look at what we have become. Every day, there is a new batch of...

July 2018

July 22, 2018

We Need More Mr. Rogers Christians

He was a man of deep Christian faith, an ordained Presbyterian minister, and a Republican....

July 10, 2018

Stop Saying We Are a Christian Nation and Act Like One

I hear it all the time and it never fails to make me cringe--this is...

June 2018

June 29, 2018

Christian Trump Supporters, You’re Entitled to Your Convictions, But Please Admit Who Your Teammates Are

Someone has said that not all Trump supporters are racists, but all racists are Trump...

June 24, 2018

How Should Progressive Christians Feel about Sarah Sanders and the Red Hen?

Before I begin, I should come right out and admit that I don't know exactly...