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November 2018

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...

October 2018

October 23, 2018

Who We Believe Doesn’t Matter, As Long As We Win

As I watch with numbed disbelief the ongoing bizarre events revolving around the Trump administration,...

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...

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 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...

July 05, 2018

I Went Out to Find America

Like a lot of people, lately I've been struggling with finding optimism about my beloved...

June 2018

June 06, 2018

Christian, Are You Pro-Life or Pro-Real Life?

It is among the most frustrating things in the always frustrating amalgamation of Christianity and...

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....

April 05, 2018

Of Teacher Strikes, Income Inequality, and Mother Jones

As teachers in several states have been striking for better compensation and working conditions, I...

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 13, 2018

A Meme is Worth a Thousand Words–How Nationalism Blinds Conservative Christians

This week, I have had two different conservative Christian social media friends share memes that...

February 2018

February 19, 2018

An Open Letter to America’s Youth–You Can Fix This

Dear Young Americans, First, let me say that I am deeply sorry about the mess...

February 06, 2018

America’s Systemic, Organizational Cancer

Is there anything more toxic and depressing than systemic, organizational cancer? Anyone who has ever...

January 2018

January 28, 2018

Soul Blind

Modify the river’s course Make the waters work for you Cast your lots with loaded...

January 19, 2018

How Did We Get Here?

Welcome to Bizarro World. For more than a year now, millions of Americans have been walking...

January 17, 2018

History is Watching Us and Taking Notes

About 18 months ago, after some soul searching, I made a big change in my life....

January 15, 2018

Trump supporter, when it comes to “sh*thole countries”, you can’t have it both ways

The nation and world are still reeling from President Trump's comments about immigration when he...