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August 2020

August 27, 2020

Right Wing Christian, You’ve Told Me Why You Can’t Vote for a Democrat, Let Me Tell You Why I Can

I’m sick and tired of being guilted by conservative Christians for having empathy and compassion....

December 2019

December 09, 2019

Conservative Christians, It’s Time to Step Up: Where are Your Good Samaritans?

Our nation lies stripped and beaten. We've been left for dead, lying in a roadside...

October 2019

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...

August 2019

August 21, 2019

President Yo-yo Boomerang

Yo-yos and boomerangs head off in one direction and swiftly return in the opposite direction....

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 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...

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,...

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 06, 2018

Dear Donald, I Don’t Hate You

Dear Donald, You, sir, are in my head. I think about you an awful lot--probably...

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...

January 2018

January 24, 2018

“How’s Your 401(k) Doing?” (1 Timothy 6:10)

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people,...

January 12, 2018

A Letter to Martin Luther King, from Trump’s America

Dear Martin, You don't know me. Our paths never crossed. I was a just a...

January 10, 2018

Thomas Jefferson, Perplexing Paradoxical Patriarch (or, Ain’t That America)

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is upon us and Black History Month is right...

January 03, 2018

Mr. President, Please Knock it Off!

He's at it again... President Trump already has a long track record of the most...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

Supporting the Orange Man and Ignoring the Red Words: Orange and Red Don’t Mix

The words were projected upon the walls behind the pulpit. As he spoke, the pastor...

November 27, 2017

The Myth of the Good Ol’ Days

There is a fundamental part of us that seems to yearn for something in our...

November 17, 2017

How Reggie Miller Taught Me to Empathize with Trump Supporters

Like most folks who lived in Indianapolis during the 1990s, I have a soft spot...

November 16, 2017

What a simple bottle of water can tell us about President Trump

As I scrolled through my Twitter feed recently, I noticed an AP story that was shared by...

November 09, 2017

Hope is Rising in Trump’s America

It's been a full year now since that most unlikely of presidential elections in American...

November 07, 2017

A Prayer of Anguish—Seeking Answers in a Sea of Questions

God of the Universe, have mercy upon me. I am feeling overwhelmed by despair and...

November 02, 2017

An Indelible Stain

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

October 2017

October 18, 2017

The Other Side of Hollywood: How Harvey Weinstein has Exposed the Reactionary Hypocrisy in Us All

I write for the Patheos Blue Channel. My articles often call out the Right. This...

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 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...

August 2017

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 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...

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...