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June 2018

June 24, 2018

What Part Did You Not Understand?

His friend asked, “So, putting them in cages, separating them from their parents would not...

April 2018

April 18, 2018

What’s the White Evangelical Church doing to be part of the solution?

By now, I’m pretty sure we’ve all seen the video of the two Black Men...

April 16, 2018

Face The Strange: changing to meet this generation

Are you looking for that new program you can implement in your church that will...

May 2017

May 01, 2017

Your Own Cultural Jesus

Followers of Jesus think, “Let’s get out from behind these walls, ready to get messy,...

April 2017

April 01, 2017

Beging a Dangerous Church

I’m a firm believer that we are called to reach out, and with love, to...

March 2017

March 12, 2017

Many Misunderstand the Concept of Tolerance

Saying others must accept your views, or they’re being intolerant, is simply a complete misunderstanding...

February 2017

February 25, 2017

Immigration In America

Please read the entire article before commenting - it might be an emotional read, you...

February 22, 2017

How Can We Reach Young Families?

Whenever I’m asked those How questions I usually answer with my Why questions,...

February 19, 2017

We Are Called to Resist

Was John the Baptist resisting authority when he publicly scolded King Herod for his infidelity?...

February 11, 2017

Asking, how would Jesus deal with Terrorism is asking the wrong question.

Asking the question, “How would Jesus deal with terrorism [or a terrorist]?” is asking the...

February 04, 2017

Why I’ve Said Nothing About Bowling Green

Let our voices be voices that challenge the status quo; let our voices be voices...

January 2017

January 24, 2017

DC Meets DC: Welcome To htraE

The point I desire to make here is that on htraE they live by a...

January 23, 2017

Sharing Your Voice

Speaking out against injustice, and discrimination, isn’t a guarantee that your voice will change anything....

January 20, 2017

How Is Trump’s Inauguration “Historic”?

Why? Because I don't think it means what they think it means.

December 2016

December 29, 2016

We All Know A Richard

We All Know A Richard: This story is not what you think - read it,...

December 19, 2016

Paralized by Fear

It’s when we learn that forgiveness starts with us we find the point of our...

December 11, 2016

Love Should Be Our Lifestyle

People were drawn to Jesus because he loved them; they were drawn to the early...

December 09, 2016

Keeping Christ in Christianity

So, you want to keep Christ in Christmas? Well, here's what you do – feed...

November 2016

November 17, 2016

It’s Not To Be A Better Christian, It’s To Be A Better Human

For Jesus, to be a follower, means you change – you grow – you give...

November 03, 2016

Be The Goodness

As I look around my world, I see the evil that surrounds us. I...

October 2016

October 06, 2016

A Very Poor Light To Walk By

Fear paralyzes, fear negates love, forgiveness, and acceptance; fear stops us dead in our tracks...

October 06, 2016

Could Not Come Up With A Title

Ever wonder how Calvinist, Reformed, or Neo-Reformed Theology has screwed up the teachings of Christ?...

October 04, 2016

Who Cares What Translation You Use

I have watched people argue over which translation they claim to be the “true” translation...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

How I View the “Trinity”

Few things concerning the nature of the Divine will cause a bigger debate then the...

September 16, 2016

The Bad Idea of Appeasing an Angry God

To me, what grows from this theory is a judgmental, wrathful, mean-spirited God, which causes...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

Knowing the Divine’s Narrative of Hope

As I look back at the writings of our ancestors I’m drawn to how the...

August 27, 2016

Random is Connection, and in turn, Connection is Random: What Does That Say For Evangelical Theology?

In the realm of the nothing we were doing, we did, or at least I...

August 17, 2016

Why We Shouldn’t Judge Others

Why is it so many spend so much time pointing out the sins of others,...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

Religious Tolerance Means; Don’t Be An Ass

Have you ever wanted to be called a complete and total heretic by a Conservative...

July 12, 2016

Black Lives Do Matter

Seems silly to say, but Black lives do matter. Unlike many, when I hear the...