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January 2020

January 20, 2020

Appalling Silence

A good friend of mine shared a Martin Luther King Jr. quote on his Facebook...

December 2019

December 15, 2019

An Open Letter to all the Conservative Christian Friends I’ve Unfollowed During the Coup

Dear friends and family that I've unfollowed recently, You won't be reading this directly off...

October 2019

October 30, 2019

Public Education is in a Critical Crisis and the Solution Could Be So Simple

The current state of public education in America is an extremely serious crisis. The vast...

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 30, 2019

I’m for Impeachment, But It Still Greatly Concerns Me

Donald Trump is in big trouble, and for many good reasons. As the House pushes...

September 25, 2019

Dear Donald, I’m Going to Miss You

Dear Donald, You may be surprised to hear this from me, given how much I've...

July 2019

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,...

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...

February 2019

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...

January 2019

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,...

November 2018

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...

June 2018

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...

February 2018

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 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....

August 2017

August 03, 2017

I’m tired and numbed by the constant noise of Trump’s America

With the passing of each new day, the news from the White House gets more...

June 2017

June 25, 2017

The Not-So-Veiled Agenda to Push Christianity Into Public Schools

Public school teachers have seen it coming for many years. In my home state, Indiana,...

June 16, 2017

Three Reasons Removing Trump Could Backfire

As the bizarre presidency of Donald Trump continues to spiral into uncharted waters of peculiarity,...

June 11, 2017

How the 4th Day Undermines Young Earth Creationists

Genesis 1:14-19 reads: 14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of...

May 2017

May 27, 2017

Is Betsy DeVos Ushering in a New Age of Segregation?

It's no secret that President Trump is a big proponent of school choice and vouchers....

May 01, 2017

On Game Changers and Changers of the Game

The world needs game changers. Game changers bring a new energy to a problem. They...

November 2016

November 11, 2016

Stepping Out of the Fog

We have all just witnessed history. America has elected a man unlike anyone we've ever...

July 2016

July 16, 2016

Why Mike Pence Terrifies Me

I hesitate to post this blog simply because it is political....and I hate politics. But...