Symbols and Signposts

Recently a friend forwarded a link to me and asked me to comment on it. I’ll post the link here, … More

Just Words / Just Words

Much of what is happening now in the world of the Internet and the media focuses on several issues: The … More

TyWanza Sanders

I want to share more about someone who was killed this week in Charleston. TyWanza Sanders. He was 26, a … More

Say Their Names

Say their names.Clementa Pinckney, 41.Pastor of the church.Shot dead.He was a state senator, a leader in the community.Nine people were … More

What Is a Christian?

Short answer: why are you asking me? You can figure it out yourself. Long answer: well, let’s put it this … More

Let’s Suppose

Let’s suppose Christians were a despised minority in America. Let’s suppose they were arrested at rates far higher than other … More

Are We a Constitutional Nation?

I had a discussion recently with a friend over whether certain Constitutional statements had the same meaning when written/enacted as … More

The King Is Coming

The biblical illiteracy in America is astonishing. Nowhere in the Christian scriptures, dogmas, teachings, or the example of Jesus do … More

What Malcolm X Taught Me

50 years ago tonight Malcolm X was shot to death. He was both opposed and dismissed by many, perhaps loved … More

When Black Lives Matter

Some people are telling me that if black people just obeyed the police they wouldn’t be harrassed, beaten, and arrested … More

Bad Cops, Bad Victims

Bad cops killing unarmed civilians do not invalidate all police officers or even the necessity of a police force. We … More

We Do Because We Can

We ‪#‎tortured people who did not crash planes into the Twin Towers or the Pentagon. We tortured people who were … More