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August 2017

August 17, 2017

If We Don’t Want to See Another Charlottesville, Silence Is Not an Option

When will we all truly speak out against the blatant racism that embodies this self-proclaimed...

August 16, 2017

The Painful Truth About Charlottesville

The events in Charlottesville, VA last weekend have saddened, angered, and activated me.

May 2017

May 10, 2017

I Am a Pre-Existing Condition

Perhaps you have never been denied health insurance for a pre-existing medical condition, and you...

April 2017

April 08, 2017

An Open Letter from the Syrian Border

Self-proclaimed Christian nation, I wish the lives of others mattered to you as much as...

March 2017

March 29, 2017

Is This a Person?

A bill currently in the Montana legislature seeks to amended the state constitution to define...

February 2017

February 08, 2017

Trump’s Travel Ban Hurts American Children

My daughter is terrified of what will happen to her because of her faith and...

February 06, 2017

The Love of My Refugee Friend

American Christians, those who support the refugee ban, I have a friend I would like...

January 2017

January 27, 2017

Why “God Is Sovereign” Is Not Enough (And What You Can Do Instead)

I have had some iteration of the phrase, Don't worry, God is sovereign, thrown at...

January 25, 2017

Inauguration Day, the Women’s March and the Lonely in Between

It's obvious we live in a divisive time. But lately I’ve started to wonder if...

January 24, 2017

The “Alternative Facts” of Fundamentalist Religion

I see a clear parallel between fundamentalist religion and Kellyanne Conway's defense of an obvious...

January 11, 2017

Power Play: What You Can Do Inauguration Day

January 20th, the world will lean in and they will watch. How will the United...

January 09, 2017

Plant Gardens and Eat What They Produce

A friend asked for advice as a Christian for not letting Donald Trump’s evangelical support...

December 2016

December 28, 2016

10 News Stories That Prove 2016 Wasn’t All Bad

There's new denying that a lot of bad stuff happened in 2016, but it's also...

December 09, 2016

It’s Hard to Go to Church in Trump’s America

It's hard for me to go to church these days.

November 2016

November 21, 2016

Let Love Reign! Never Trump-ism!

Trump-ism represents some of the worst of the isms that would diminish our lives and...

November 18, 2016

Crying out in the Wilderness: A Lamentation

Here we are, as a species, teetering on the edge of ruin. We’ve flattened Syria...

November 16, 2016

Three Things I’m Asking from Church Leaders and Prophetic Voices

I'm 34 years old and I've never seen the nation as fractured and divided as...

November 14, 2016

For Those Who Are Not Ok

Well. Donald Trump has been elected the next president of the United States. How is...

November 09, 2016

Trumpeting the Call: What lies ahead for this “great, Christian” nation?

What does Make America Great Again mean according to Evangelical Christianity?

November 02, 2016

Things We Don’t Talk About: DAPL and the Doctrine of Discovery

What we need is lament and reconciliation to our land and our native peoples.

October 2016

October 24, 2016

How Does Identifying with the Kingdom of God Affect Our Political Participation?

As we move toward this event, we all know our personal opinions on candidates and...

October 12, 2016

Of Cheerios and Trump

God forbid we use our hands to hurt and harm others. God forbid we lose...

October 11, 2016

Politics Aside: Addressing the Dignity of Women

What was most disappointing to me in the hours and days that followed the breaking...

October 09, 2016

Lost in Translation

I realized there was a major difference in my translations of this particular chapter--it's titled...

September 2016

September 23, 2016

It’s time to trump the Trump with the Jesus card

I am committed to do everything within my power (as small and limited as that...

September 15, 2016

White people. It’s not our call!

By now, all of us have heard the uproar evoked by Colin Kaepernick's decision to...

July 2016

July 21, 2016

Can a Christian Vote for Donald Trump?

Among the most perplexing features of Donald Trump’s surge to victory has been the enthusiastic...

July 08, 2016

A Prayer of Lament (Alton Sterling, Philando Castile)

For the times we have been too distracted to feel deeply and respond fully to...

June 2016

June 23, 2016

A Bolt of Hatred

We’ve come a long way, but what happened in Orlando and the reaction to it...

June 19, 2016

power in the blood

I have been searching for what to say or even think about the Orlando massacre....

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