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October 2026

October 02, 2026

As An Evangelical Leader, I’ll Vote Democratic this Year

Why I’m Breaking with the GOP—Again For most of my 45 years of full-time Christian...

August 2026

August 11, 2026

Trump’s Use of Human Shields: A Moral Crisis

There is no problem with the Secret Service taking necessary action to protect the President...

July 2026

July 29, 2026

On Modern-Day Idolatry—And How to Fix It

In the Talmud, the great treasury of Jewish learning, there is an ancient story about...

June 2026

June 27, 2026

How To Become an Effective Kitchen Table Activist

. . . and a faithful Christian steward in the process! Your Voice in Federal...

June 25, 2026

Bonhoeffer Goes to Goose!

Hey friends! I'm thrilled to share that I'll be speaking at Wild Goose Festival this...

June 20, 2026

Trump’s Algae Manifests His Arrogance

God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. - James 4:6 The Reflecting...

May 2026

May 25, 2026

Trump Skips Rededicating America to God

For Trump, Rededicating the Country to God Is Important, but Not That Important This past...

March 2026

March 18, 2026

Love Thy Neighbor Stations of the Cross Pilgrimages

A Spiritually Uplifting Way To Show Solidarity With Suffering Immigrants, Refugees, and Their Advocates Many...

April 2025

April 20, 2025

What’s Gone Wrong With American Evangelicals? #3

What We Do With Jesus Determines Everything This installment in my What's Gone Wrong with...

March 2025

March 28, 2025

What’s Gone Wrong with American Evangelicals? Installment 2.

What's Gone Wrong with Evangelicals? A Series. Please note: I offer this series as a...

March 07, 2025

Is Christianity a Religion of Hate? Returning to Jesus’ Love

Is Christianity a Religion of Hate? (4-minute read.) Note: This post is the first in...

January 2025

January 13, 2025

Why Nonprofits Must Step Up in a Changing America

America's Coming Oligarchic Criminal Kleptocracy Necessitates a Turn Away From Government-Only Solutions The Wake-Up Call...

October 2024

October 23, 2024

Is Kamala Harris an Antichrist?

Why Did Kamala Harris Tell Hecklers They Were at the Wrong Rally? Anti-abortion protestors tried...

July 2024

July 26, 2024

A Christian Case for Kamala Harris

For the majority of American evangelicals, voting for any candidate but Donald Trump or being...

June 2024

June 28, 2024

My Pilgrim’s Progress In and Out of Christian Nationalism

This article is a near-verbatim transcript of a sermon I delivered on June 23, 2024,...

March 2024

March 29, 2024

Trump’s Obscene Bible Hawking

Buzzing the Bible The country is abuzz with Bible talk. That's the best I can...

February 2024

February 26, 2024

Alabama Embryo Ruling and Theocracy

The implications of the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling on the legal child status of frozen embryos...

February 05, 2024

Religious Freedom Dancers Miss a Step

Unique Power of Religion Human history proves religion can be one of the most potent...

January 2024

January 06, 2024

Marking This Day of Light and Darkness

Wow—what a January 6. It seems fitting that January 6th is now (in the United...

December 2023

December 28, 2023

Trump as Our Example . . .

Throughout the 1980s and 90s, I used Donald Trump as an example in many sermons....

December 18, 2023

Court May Be Right, But Teacher’s Wrong

The Supreme Court of Virginia recently ruled in favor of a public school teacher fired...

November 2023

November 05, 2023

Would Republicans Welcome Jesus Christ And Mike Pence?

Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence has been a curiosity from the time Donald Trump...

October 2023

October 12, 2023

The Imperfect Bonhoeffer: A Model For Prophecy In The Public Square

A Talk Delivered To The National Unity Gathering, National Council Of Churches, Nashville, Tennessee, October...

October 05, 2023

Trump: Emperor Of Conservative Donor World

The agonizingly unanswered question haunting so many Americans is, "Why do they stay with Trump?"...

September 2023

September 28, 2023

I’m Too Quick To Judge–how About You?

I'm biased and judgemental. There, I said it--and I feel crappy about it. Yes, I...

September 22, 2023

A Trumpian Form of Terrorism

Donald Trump and the extreme right wing of the Republican Party adhere to arbitrariness. It's...

September 15, 2023

Blame Or Bless Baptists For The Wall

Evangelicals must blame or thank the Baptists. I'm referring to the "wall of separation between...

September 07, 2023

Is the Government Hostile to Christianity?

Contrary to a popular evangelical myth, the U.S. federal government is not hostile to the...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

My Unwitting Nazi Bible College Education

My evangelical Bible college trained me to consult a Nazi propagandist. Worse, that propagandist used...

August 25, 2023

How Money Poisons Faith

Toxic Treasures For decades, I watched it happen. Worse, I participated in it by using...