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May 01, 2018
Strong Words and Strong Women: And Other Things That Make Us *&%$#@^ Uncomfortable
(Trigger warning: Strong language. Colorful language. If you do not find swear words acceptable for...
April 2018
April 30, 2018
Prayer to an Unknown God
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed to see that...
April 26, 2018
Farewell, Apu: Problematic Simpsons Character May be Leaving Springfield
Viewers of "The Simpsons" have grown increasingly vocal about the problematic nature of Apu, with...
April 25, 2018
Is Church for Extroverts?
Most churches are designed by and for extroverts. To be truly diverse, we need to...
April 24, 2018
Women in the House: Tammy Duckworth (and her baby) Make Way for Equal Representation
It's a good week for girls. Sen. Tammy Duckworth was already killing it as the...
April 19, 2018
Church-Shopping 101: The 3 Things Your Church Website Should Say in One Click
Before investing time in your church, potential guests want to know as much as they...
April 18, 2018
Coffee Break: A Self-Imposed Time-out for Starbucks
Some might say it’s a little too late, but Starbucks is taking a step in...
April 11, 2018
Sick and Tired: The Real Burden That Lawmakers Place on Teachers
Guest post: My friend Tasha is one of many teachers in Kentucky (and elsewhere)...
April 10, 2018
And Who Else Would We Be?
I wrote a book last summer. It made me really angry. That book *officially* releases...
April 03, 2018
Easter Snow: A Frozen Hallelujah, Étude
There was candy. There was singing and there were flowers, and kids in bright new...
March 2018
March 30, 2018
7 Last Words, Redux
Because for the real, the raw, and the unimaginable that this day brings... sometimes art...
March 26, 2018
Wands Up: Did Harry Potter Shape A Generation For The Resistance?
I remember seeing it go by in the blur of rage that was election season:...
March 14, 2018
Miracles of the Dust: Stephen Hawking, Science and Sacred Embodiment
He opened up the heavens for us. And he was an atheist. Stephen Hawking long...
March 09, 2018
Winter’s Dramatic Conversion
“Really,” he said, “I’m not one for sunflower and birdsong. It’s just too precious, too...
March 05, 2018
Parenting the Resistance: 5 Ways to Have Hard Conversations with Kids
It went down like this: "Mommy, I have a joke for you, listen. How long...
February 2018
February 27, 2018
A Long List of Questions: And Why Arming Teachers Is Not the Answer
Guest Post: Aimee Hicks Graham in-san-ity. noun: The state of madness (synonyms: madness, dementia, lunacy, instability, mania,...
February 20, 2018
A Better Way: Support of Haiti Orphanages Does More Harm Than Good
Guest Post: Margot DeGreef It's a common sight: American church groups traveling in matching t-shirts, with a...
February 15, 2018
Jesus is Not the Answer: 5 Tangible Actions for Gun Sense
Let's just get this out of the way: Jesus is not going to fix our...
February 07, 2018
Friends With Benefits: Why We Need More Affection
It was a 3-hour train ride. We didn't put the armrest down between us, and...
February 05, 2018
Built to Serve: Dodge Truck Ad is an Exercise in Misappropriation
Toyota--good game. Although, would it have killed you to have a woman rabbi or something?...
January 2018
January 26, 2018
Career Obsessed Banshees with Snake-Filled Heads: Why Courtland Sykes Is No Joke
Career-obsessed banshees. She-devils who shriek from the tops of tall buildings. Mean-spirited radical feminists. Women...
January 24, 2018
Not One More: Eleven Shootings in Three Weeks, With A Long List of Accomplices
Three weeks into the 2018 school year, there have been eleven school shootings in the...
January 15, 2018
White, Polite, and Part of the Problem: How to Honor MLK Day
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that white people, as a rule, like for...
January 08, 2018
Not-So-Little Black Dresses
"I'm not usually into award shows... but I watched every minute of the Golden Globes...
January 02, 2018
The “Time, Talent & Treasure” Approach to Simplifying Your Life
As a rule, I do not believe in New Year's resolutions. If you need to make...
December 2017
December 19, 2017
In Pro-life America, Would Mary Survive the Night?
Drive down a Missouri highway, and you will not be distracted by any scenic vistas....
December 18, 2017
Christmas Card Blues
Y'all, I had the best of intentions this year. Got family pictures taken in early...
December 13, 2017
Alabama is Not the Problem: Roy Moore and the Greater Sins of America
A lot of people are hating on Alabama, and the South in general lately. As the...
December 12, 2017
Peace, Love, Music: 10 Christmas Songs of Resistance
Let's be real: 90% of the Christmas music they play on the radio is garbage....
December 11, 2017
What Mary Knew
Allow me a Grinch-y moment folks... I love Christmas, but some of the secular trappings...
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