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February 2018

February 02, 2018

Lessons in Love and the Little Rock 9

It’s the beginning of Black History Month. I’m going to try to share some black...

January 2018

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 28, 2018

Soul Blind

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

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 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 10, 2018

Let Us Turn Our Thoughts Today to Martin Luther King

Last year at work, we took a survey to find out whether we had ingrained racial...

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...

December 2017

December 27, 2017

The Hypocrisy Gene

Nothing irritates a hypocrite more than hypocrisy. Perhaps Americans hate hypocrisy so much because it...

December 19, 2017

Right Wing Christians–Even if You’re Right, You’re Wrong

I used to count myself in your number, right wing Christians. I used to buy...

December 13, 2017

The victory of Doug Jones over Roy Moore reveals smoldering embers of hope

It was no ordinary special election to fill a Senate seat vacancy. This election...

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 25, 2017

The Tectonics of Rioting

For days, the city was a disaster area. When the news broke, the bubbling magma...

September 2017

September 30, 2017

Christian Trump supporter, what’s it going to take?

Legendary publisher, Hugh Hefner died this week at the age of 91. The nature of...

September 28, 2017

When Conservative Christians’ Patriotism Overwhelms Their Heart for the Hurting

Patriotism has shrouded the hearts of too many Christians. Too many have sold their soul...

September 27, 2017

5 cards conservatives keep up their sleeves for any discussion on racial problems

The NFL's controversial Take a Knee protests have the nation talking about racial issues. That's...

September 26, 2017

Are you defending the flag or hiding behind it?

I've been debating all day. In the wake of the article I wrote on Sunday...

September 24, 2017

I Choose to Stand Because I Haven’t the Guts to Take a Knee

They are crying out for our great nation to be greater--to be what it is...

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 03, 2017

What a Utah Nurse’s Arrest Reveals About White Privilege

What is different about this case is the sort of people that are outraged by...

August 2017

August 19, 2017

Blessed are the Peacemakers–a Message for the Resistance

Photo: Washington Star-Bernie Boston (1967) When you see them, it is easy to let rage...

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...

July 2017

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,...

June 2017

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 20, 2017

How I Finally Came to Understand My White Privilege

As a history teacher, I consider one of the most crucial parts of my job...

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 21, 2017

Should we take down Confederate monuments? It may be more complex than it seems.

Recently, New Orleans has been in the news for the controversial efforts, led by Mayor...

February 2017

February 04, 2017

Dealing with Demons at Monticello

All of us have flaws that we try to mask from others. Nobody wants to...

September 2016

September 18, 2016

Oh Say Can You See…That Kaepernick is Demonstrating What is Great about the U.S.?

You certainly don't have to follow football to know who Colin Kaepernick is. The NFL...

September 18, 2016

The Hypocrisy of Flags. You Can’t Have it Both Ways.

A close friend of mind sent me this meme today that he had seen on...