What makes someone a human?

Rather than seek to deny the humanity of gay people and trans people, what about using your religion to help you decide to know more about them so that you can love them better?

On Deconstruction

For the vast, vast majority of people, “deconstruction” is a good thing. Deconstruction can result in something far different and, in my opinion, far better than, white Evangelical Christianity.

This Do

There is nothing that white American Christians have or want as human beings that our Black brothers and sisters do not want.

Carefully Taught, Thoroughly Educated

You’ve Got to Be Taught You’ve got to be taught To hate and fear, You’ve got to be taught From … More

#WakingUpWhite Chapter 30: Feelings and the Culture of Niceness

It’s been a while since my last post (7/29/19!). I’ve been busy over the summer, far busier than I expected. … More

Juneteenth, Reparations, and What Do I Do About It?

Today is June 19th, a day when we remember that our American experiment with freedom included over 200 years of … More

#WakingUpWhite Chapter 19: My Good Luck

“… I returned … with my childhood ideas about a level playing field, a world teeming with opportunity, and myself … More

A Reminder: Welcome to Our Muslim Neighbors

Note: I first wrote this when I was asked to give the community welcome to the Muslim community in our … More

Entertainment Matters

We usher at the local theatre about once a month for live productions. It’s our “date night,” and we generally … More

#WakingUpWhite Chapter 10: The Melting Pot

“The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to being a melting-pot society adhering to Anglo-Saxon standards, as opposed to a … More

#WakingUpWhite Chapter 4: Optimism

“By pretending the world was virtually problem-free, my family culture left me grossly underprepared to solve problems.” The 50s and … More

#WakingUpWhite Chapter 1: What Wasn’t Said

This chapter* opens with a provocative quote by the author: “‘WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ALL THE INDIANS?’ I asked my mother … More

What Would You Do If You Could Bring Conciliation?

This is a review of the book “The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism” … More

The Non-Whiteness of Jesus

I got to thinking the other day about how we see Jesus and Jesus’ teachings expressed in the lives of … More

So, This Is How It Happened

In which I relate the many interlocking steps leading to my aligning myself with all I once thought was opposed … More

Memorial Day 2016

Memorial Day is the official start of summer. Typically there’s a family and friends get-together, a barbecue, a game on … More

He Was Twelve

When I was twelve I discovered in an old box of books a novel by Booth Tarkington. “Penrod” was the … More

Christians, We’re Doing It Wrong (Again)

I read in the news today where a family in Oklahoma is being threatened with death for the crime of … More