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February 2017

February 23, 2017

Technophobia

If we weren't so busy fussing about shifts in geopolitical climates and trying to stay...

February 13, 2017

Light to See Political Light

Yes, politics and I are in a relationship. But it's complicated.

February 11, 2017

Love Your Enemy: Thoughts on Donald Trump

What I see when I look at our president is someone who has never known...

February 02, 2017

Today, the Human Jesus Matters

I wrote A Man Attested by God because I had an academic answer to an academic question....

January 2017

January 31, 2017

The Church’s Challenge in the Age of Trump

The church's challenge in the age of Trump, perhaps its biggest challenge, is to somehow...

January 23, 2017

Circle of Moral Responsibility

Who is my neighbor?

January 20, 2017

The Good News of Inauguration Day

Today is the day that many of us have been dreading. And, yes, many have...

January 17, 2017

Religion and the Good of the World

Last week I went to a talk. And what I really, really wanted, more than...

November 2016

November 14, 2016

Litany for Peace

A Litany of Confession & Peace

November 09, 2016

Failures of Love

We have failed each other.

September 2016

September 27, 2016

Swing States: We Need You to Save Us from Trump

Sometimes "the same old" is better than the alternative.

September 01, 2016

Peace: An Impossible Possibility

We only get peace when we believe there is enough.

August 2016

August 15, 2016

Morality for the Common Good

Hope that we are becoming better as "they" become "us."

August 13, 2016

There is Enough?

There is enough—but how do we believe that and live that as a people?

August 04, 2016

Opportunity in the Chaos

I want a world led by the blessed peacemakers.

June 2016

June 24, 2016

Brexit and Trump, Fear and Uncertainty

Our votes underscore the need for wisdom in an age of fear.

June 21, 2016

Unmeasured Desire for Life

Can we accept the idea that the limits of something might be part of its...

June 13, 2016

Orlando: Our Stories of Heroes and Villains

The Orlando night club shooting shows us that we need a better story: one where...

June 08, 2016

The Stories We Tell

There are facts. And then there are the stories we tell about the facts. Perhaps...

June 02, 2016

The Gift of Bad Candidates

The gift of an election cycle in which there are no political messiahs.

May 2016

May 12, 2016

Redefining Religious and Academic Freedom: Gordon College Edition

Gordon College accused of retaliating against LGBTQ-Supporting Professor

April 2016

April 07, 2016

Mitch McConnell Is Literally Learning to Govern from House of Cards

House of Cards isn't prescient. It's where McConnell is learning what to do.

April 04, 2016

Hunger Games: Paying Attention

We've only really seen the Hunger Games if we realized we were looking at a...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

Abortion: Is a Better Conversation Possible?

Both "sides" care about the rights of the vulnerable. Can we honor that and move...

March 28, 2016

North Carolina: A Microcosm of American Fear

Last week North Carolina made two legal decisions that laid bare the fears besetting America....

March 22, 2016

Holy Week: Alex Nieto and the Power of Death

Every Wednesday I gather with a small group of guys for what I affectionately refer...

March 08, 2016

The Election/Cynicism Cycle

I cannot vote for hope. I can only wait for it.

February 2016

February 19, 2016

Life’s Too Short to Not Read David Dark

Tour de Awesome Blogsphere confessional: I have a total, complete, 100% man-crush on David Dark. From...

February 15, 2016

Justice Scalia and Justice Upheld

The Chaos We Created Just when we thought that the presidential primaries were an opportunity...

February 05, 2016

Rubio, Sanders, Jesus, Bible

Shared Faith A few weeks ago Marco Rubio was confronted at a campaign gathering by...