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June 2016

June 16, 2016

What if the Orlando shooter was gay?

Who is to blame for Omar Mateen's killing spree?

June 13, 2016

Orlando: A Hopeful Lament

The undisturbed surface of the communion wine forms concentric circles when hit by a single...

May 2016

May 17, 2016

Unending Black Death and the Rise of Fascism in America

What do the cycle of unending black and brown death, the rise and power of...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

Legislating Bowel Movements: North Carolina and LGBT Discrimination

I cried tears last Wednesday because the legislature of my state, North Carolina, passed a...

March 01, 2016

I’m an Evangelical Voter. No, Really …

It’s been interesting to observe how many of my more conservative evangelical sisters and brothers...

February 2016

February 15, 2016

An Open Letter to Ted Cruz

Please allow me to ask you three quick questions about how you approach faith, the...

January 2016

January 22, 2016

Putting Dr. Larycia Hawkins on Trial

The Wheaton College Faculty Council has unanimously recommended that the college administration withdraw their efforts...

December 2015

December 17, 2015

White Supremacy and the Pulpit: What the White Church Must Learn from Charleston

Today marks the six-month anniversary of the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in...

December 07, 2015

Bible Test for Syrian Refugees

Surely, it is quite easy to establish whether someone is a Christian or not. Just...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

Three Kisses: A Glimpse Into the Life of a Syrian Refugee Family in America

On September 25th, someone robbed the refugee family I was going to visit of the...

November 17, 2015

Kicking the Samaritan: Christianity and the Anti-Muslim Backlash

By now, the anti-Muslim backlash we witness after every fresh terror attack is not all...

October 2015

October 16, 2015

God or Country?

I live on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, I am a United States war veteran, and...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

B.S.’s no BS speech at Liberty University should challenge all of us

Bernie Sanders is not a Christian. He is a Jew, though he does not profess...

September 24, 2015

Why do so many conservatives oppose Pope Francis?

It seems that even the vicar of Christ can be given such preposterous titles left...

September 22, 2015

I’m not a fan of the Pope and you shouldn’t be either

As the hullabaloo over Pope Francis' visit to America reaches a fever pitch, it's important...

September 20, 2015

I caused a bomb scare on a military installation and got in less trouble than Ahmed Mohamed

I realized that I knew exactly what happens when there’s really a bomb scare --...

September 07, 2015

Why I Have Compassion for Defiant Court Clerk Kim Davis

Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk who has refused to issue marriage licenses, has been...

September 04, 2015

5 Ways You Can Help the Syrian Crisis

Although the Syrian conflict has been going on for almost five years, it’s taken graphic...

September 03, 2015

Why I Support Kim Davis

Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis refuses to issue same-sex marriage licenses because doing so would...

August 2015

August 24, 2015

What I Wish Everyone Knew About Sex Addiction

10 things I wish everyone understood about sex addiction.

July 2015

July 27, 2015

I Would Have Defended My Abuser, Too

Last week, I learned that the Duggar family will be participating in a documentary on...

July 20, 2015

Why I’m a Christian Who (Still) Supports Planned Parenthood

Last week an undercover video was released purporting to show that Planned Parenthood is in...

July 17, 2015

Your “Deeply Held Religious Belief” Isn’t Biblical

The more I hear the words deeply held religious belief, the more uneasy I feel....

July 15, 2015

Flags, Guns and Christians

Last Friday the Confederate flag came down in South Carolina, the result of a national...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Breaking Down Southern Baptist Rhetoric Against Same-Sex Marriage

While Southern Baptists have been vocally repenting of their support for slavery and Jim Crow...

June 28, 2015

Will Someone Please Tell Christians That the LGBT War Is Over?

Christians across the country refuse to accept the implications of the Supreme Court decision. Like...

June 23, 2015

Love Doesn’t Really Win (or does it?)

On Friday, June 19, Dylann Roof, charged with nine counts of murder in the shooting...

June 20, 2015

Compassion for the Charleston shooter

As I learn more about the shooter, even through my anger, I can feel compassion...

June 05, 2015

The Duggars: Privilege and Personal Irresponsibility

Nothing has laid bare how obviously conservatives’ own privilege trumps the “personal responsibility” they demand...

May 2015

May 31, 2015

Welcome Dan Wilkinson, UC’s new editor

Since its launching in June 2013 I've been editor of this blog, choosing, editing, and...

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