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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....

June 2020

June 01, 2020

2020: The Year That Brought Us Face to Face with Ourselves

I haven't been able to bring myself to write much for weeks. Throughout much of...

March 2020

March 24, 2020

Someone to Look Down On

That quote in the image up there is one of my favorites of all time....

February 2020

February 05, 2020

I’m Lying Everyday, I’m Not OK

On any given day, I probably get asked at least once or twice, "how are...

January 2020

January 14, 2020

Christian Trump Supporter, You Can’t Steal My Faith Away, I’m Now a SPESAC

I think I've finally reached a tipping point. I've been trying to find ways to...

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 08, 2019

You Aren’t Following Christ if Your Political Agenda is Selfish and Bigoted, Jesus Said So

Before I begin, let me just say, I understand that I run the risk of...

August 2019

August 23, 2019

Was Trump Just What America Needed?

Hopefully, the title of this article didn't cause you to have a stroke. Equally hopefully,...

August 16, 2019

Christian Trump Supporter, Your Clandestine Wish has Been Revealed

Well, Christian Trump supporter, I think I finally understand you. That's not particularly comforting but...

July 2019

July 05, 2019

Conservative Christian, Do You Stand with Jesus on Income Inequality?

I know, I know, this is supposed to be the "Empathy Mine". I'm supposed to...

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...

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...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

Welcome to Sameville, USA

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

February 2019

February 17, 2019

The “Sin” of Liberalism

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

February 10, 2019

White Man’s World

Note: This is the second in a series of articles I'm writing about songs that...

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...

August 2018

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...

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 10, 2018

This is America–We Watch the Dancers

I was unfamiliar with the song and the artist before a friend posted it on...

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 10, 2018

When the need to be better than someone is stronger than the call to love them

America is always in a constant state of tension between our lofty ideals about equality...

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 31, 2018

“Beautiful, Clean Coal” Reveals the Manipulation of the Masses

I didn't watch the State of the Union Address. I should have, but I just...

January 31, 2018

Worker Bees and the Politics of Poverty

We are a nation of worker bees. We have been so for a long, long...

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 19, 2018

How Did We Get Here?

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

January 01, 2018

Did God Place Donald Trump in Power for a Reason?

If you've read any of my writing over the past year and a half, you'll...