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November 2017

November 02, 2017

An Indelible Stain

No matter what happens from here on out, it feels the damage is done. We...

October 2017

October 23, 2017

The Devaluing of Diversity

I've done a lot of driving around my Hoosier state the last few days. I've covered...

October 19, 2017

70 X 7 = It’s All Good

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my...

October 12, 2017

Pleading the Twenty-Fifth

As the administration of President Trump continues to plunge, full steam ahead, into uncharted waters...

October 10, 2017

Better next time: A prayer for leadership

“I pray Heaven to bestow The Best OF BLESSINGS ON THIS HOUSE and All that...

September 2017

September 21, 2017

“Black Lives Matter” Matters: If You Don’t Think So, You Are the Proof

If millions of people perceive a problem, there is likely a problem, whether you can...

September 13, 2017

5 Keys for the Democrats to Win Back the White House in 2020

Democrats, here is my five-point checklist. Take or leave it, as you wish, but I...

September 04, 2017

Conservative Christian Trump Supporters, How Can You Support the Repeal of DACA?

President Trump continues to do everything within his power--perhaps even things beyond his power--to wipe...

August 2017

August 21, 2017

Symptoms Change, Flare Up and Recede, but the Disease Remains the Same

My wife and I had an argument last night. We don't talk often about politics...

August 17, 2017

Trump’s Confederate Monument Tweets are Just Alt Right Dog Whistles

President Trump has been busy on Twitter lately. He is suddenly passionate about preserving our...

August 17, 2017

Why I Do What I Do Even When I Don’t Want to Do It–Confessions of a Reluctant Political Blogger

If you'd have told me two years ago that I'd have signed a contract to...

August 15, 2017

Charlottesville, Kaepernick, and the Ongoing Battle for the Constitution

As I watch our nation continue to struggle with our racial problems, the biggest part...

August 13, 2017

Dear Consevative Christian Friends, Can We Talk About Charlottesville?

Dear Conservative Christian Friends, We need to talk about Charlottesville, Virginia. You need to hear...

August 11, 2017

Hitching Our Wagons to Madmen–A Prayer for Sanity

...for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and...

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...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

Fundamentalist Evangelical Leaders Need to Learn from Billy Graham

The headlines lately have been pretty scary. North Korea--one of the few nations on earth...

July 26, 2017

The Liberty Bell Curve: It’s Time for Centrists to Act

It's been said that we live in a post-truth nation wherein emotion trumps logic and...

July 19, 2017

America’s disease lurks and seethes in comment threads

I have a love/hate relationship with social media. For better or worse, if I'm honest,...

July 16, 2017

Master Moves Made by the Far-Right Have Dominated the Game

Politics is a chess game--a cold-blooded, high-stakes, winner-takes-all game. For the past few years, the...

July 13, 2017

It’s Time to Eliminate Political Parties

This was never supposed to happen. Our founding fathers didn't want political parties. They consistently...

July 08, 2017

A Simple Proposal to End Congressional Insider Trading

The other day, a friend posted an article on Facebook about how some Republicans in...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

Christian Trump Supporter, Can You See the Emperor Has No Fruits?

Photo Credit: Conservative Daily News Conservative Christian who still supports President Trump, I am going...

June 27, 2017

The Liberating Power in the Potential of Wrongness–Making Room for Empathy

A smart man might firmly believe he is right. A wise man understands that he...

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 22, 2017

Islands of Blue

If you follow American politics at all, you are familiar with maps like the one...

June 19, 2017

Looking for Facts in the Wilderness of Truth Kudzu

Kudzu is an invasive vine that was introduced to the Southeastern U.S., in part,...

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 30, 2017

When the Right Gets it Wrong–Losing the Message of Christ

As the presidency of Donald Trump continues to spiral in troubling circles of bizarreness, some...

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 15, 2017

This Little Light of Mine

For anyone who grew up in a church-going household, it is likely one of the...