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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 24, 2019

Christians Should Be On the Front Lines of Environmentalism-So Why Aren’t We?

"But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air,...

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 28, 2019

Welcome to Sameville, USA

Welcome to Sameville, USA. If you’re one of us, you’re going to like it here....

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 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 17, 2019

The “Sin” of Liberalism

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

February 07, 2019

Pride Has a Way of Holding Too Firm To History–America’s Unquenchable “Wildfire”

Note: This is the first 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 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,...

September 2018

September 11, 2018

Make Room for Doubt, It’s Not a Weakness

We live in an age where it increasingly feels like everyone has to be right....

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 16, 2018

School Choice Vouchers, Private Religious Schools, and the Constitution

The Hoosier State has been at the forefront of the controversial school voucher program. Few...

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 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 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...

June 14, 2018

Christian, If You Want to Make America Great, Take a Stand Against the Hate

The imagery washed over me in waves of disgust, awakening me in the wee small...

June 02, 2018

Here Lies a Broken Christian

Ignorance, they say, is bliss. I never really bought into that old saying, but now...

May 2018

May 04, 2018

Dear Franklin Graham, Do You Think I’ll Burn in Hell?

Dear Franklin Graham, Do you think I am a Godless heathen? Do you believe I...

April 2018

April 23, 2018

Lean Not: The Battle for Control of the Christian Narrative

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding....

March 2018

March 30, 2018

In Name Only

Some of the things I write get quite a few comments. Most of the time,...

March 28, 2018

An Open Letter to the Founding Fathers

Dear Founders, I'm writing to you from 2018. You might be happy to know that...

March 04, 2018

Christian Trump Supporter, Where Have You Placed Your Faith?

I'm going to try to put into words what's been on my heart for a...