Reflection

I have loved comics for as long as I can remember being able to read....

Keep it weird. From Portland and Boulder to Austin and Asheville, “Keep It Weird” has...

It's Super Tuesday. Lots of people are voting today. And if I had to put...

We need to repent of the word ‘repent.’ Shouted from pulpits and street corners, it’s...

  Peanut butter smudges against the screen of my smartphone, and I simultaneously mumble a...

  Social media can be a pretty harsh place these days. Death threats, bullying, shaming,...

I still remember the first time I realized that not only were there two creation stories in...

I love Halloween. Always have. I loved Halloween as a teenager so much that I...

Proper 19 — Year B — Mark 8:27-38 Ever since his baptism, Jesus’ world had...

Contrary to what conservative pundits would have you believe, Black Lives Matter is not a...

With unprecedented intimacy and frequency, Americans are becoming witnesses to murder. With the videos of...

Like most folks, I do a lot of things while I'm doing a lot of...

Christian persecution in the United States is real. It's just not what you think. Christian...

  Lectionary Year B — Proper 11 — Mark 6:30-34; 53-56 On Saturday, my youngest...

Where do unanswered prayers go? Do they get lost on their way to God’s ears...

Jeremiah 29:11 is not about you. And, to be honest, I really don't think you...

Don't thank God that Nebraska just voted to end the death penalty. Thank an atheist...

Going to Bed Angry Last night I slept into an angry pillow. In the morning...

Dear Graduate, If memory serves, this month, as you are nearing graduation, you will be getting...

A saint's scheduled execution was widely protested and decried in Georgia. A sinner's scheduled execution...

Vinyl. It's not just for hipsters any more. And Christians ought to listen up, because the...

Epiphany 5B — Mark 1:29-39 When the people most sought him, Jesus ran away. When the people...

Like many, I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Marcus Borg, a...

You might underestimate how large the Christian umbrella is. This simple sentence appeared in red...

Year A — August 24 — Matthew 16:13-20 — Proper 16 Who do you say...

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, author J.K. Rowling introduces readers to...

I don't blame World Vision for reversing their decision to accept employees in same-sex marriages....

Lent 1 — Year A — Gen. 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Psalm 32, Rom. 5:12-19, Matt. 4:1-11...

Whenever I’m angry or frustrated, I tend to say a very nasty, very ugly word....

The facts really don't matter. When it comes to divisive political and religious issues —...