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February 2021

February 11, 2021
"Too spiritual. So heavenly minded, you're no earthly good" – a few years ago, I...
February 07, 2021
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene may have been censured, but she didn’t repent. She continues leading...
February 01, 2021
Israel, Palestine, and Covid 19: “No country has done what we are able to do,”...

January 2021

January 25, 2021
Ever since Inauguration Day, Evangelical Christians have been declaring on social media their plan to...
January 18, 2021
Whether you supported the Capitol attack or not, Evangelicals, you are forever tied to the...
January 17, 2021
Jesus expects us to love even our enemies, but Christians apparently love to hate each...
January 15, 2021
Among the many misunderstandings between Evangelicals and Progressives, the idea of "privilege" is high on...
January 08, 2021
(Part One of Come Sail Away is here, Part Two is here.) As the guests...
January 05, 2021
Instead of talking past each other or ignoring each other, can we start listening? I'll...
January 01, 2021
Post Apocalypse! It's come to my attention that, due to a flukey tech problem at...

December 2020

December 30, 2020
"Cultural intelligence" – the capability to relate and work effectively across cultures – is something...
December 27, 2020
333,000 Americans have died of Covid – but I know some Christians who are loudly...
December 22, 2020
Question: O little town of Bethlehem, how are you doing this Christmas? Answer: You'd better...
December 18, 2020
Jesus had much to say about finances, and his words offer a profound challenge for...
December 15, 2020
White Christians: we need to embrace the truth about Jesus: he was one of them...
December 11, 2020
(Part One of Come Sail Away is here.) As you leave the prayer meeting, you...
December 09, 2020
The universe is complex and full of nuance. A binary approach – right/wrong (i.e. my...
December 04, 2020
Today is the big day. You sold everything you owned and bought a ticket on...
December 01, 2020
The journey to loving and accepting those around us who are gay requires that we...

November 2020

November 28, 2020
Many Christians (including my previous self) are so busy assuming our theology is "right" that...
November 19, 2020
We can’t love our LGBT neighbors if we’re too busy judging them. Empathy is a...
November 16, 2020
In my previous life as an evangelical Christian, I had what I considered a healthy apprehension...
November 13, 2020
Trump-supporting Christians have abandoned the call to be Christlike, and turned Christianity into something barely...
November 09, 2020
We all need to be attuned to the will of God. We all fail sometimes;...
November 05, 2020
The thing about deception is that we don't know it's there. That's why we need...
November 02, 2020
It's been a tough couple of years in America. Whether Biden wins or Trump, Christians...

October 2020

October 28, 2020
Let's be honest here. The partnership between Trump and Christians is problematic. It gives new...
October 24, 2020
Most Christians are familiar with the parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders (Luke 6:...
October 20, 2020
The 2016 election of Donald Trump tore my hometown of Rockford IL apart, but we got...
October 18, 2020
Jesus never talked about abortion per se, but we can tell from his conversations how...
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