Beliefs and Behaviors

The Jesus of the texts doesn’t encourage harm for others—and the opponents of health protocols aren’t demonstrating the person of the texts.

Sliding Away from Relevancy

If you haven’t been tracking the news, there’s been a dust-up in the American Evangelical world. An influential publishing outfit … More

Prayer to Persephone

Today’s post is just poetry, this time from the sublime Edna St. Vincent Millay: Prayer to Persephone by Edna St. … More

A Jury of One’s Peers

You may (or may have not) seen video circulating recently showing the last moments of black American men shot by … 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

What Must We Then Do?

I’m a Christian, and I also believe in the power of reason. I don’t think anyone is convinced to switch … 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

Avoiding the Obvious

As Christians, we are to emulate the Lord. We are directly commanded by the Lord to assist the poor, the … More

Cookie Cutter

We step into a river, we believers, when we first decide to follow Jesus. The river is the great flow … More

Awash in a Sea of Tears

Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthian Believers, Chapter 10, lines 3-6 “For though we walk in the flesh, we are … More

A Poem for Advent

America 2012 Twenty children were shot   Charlotte Bacon, 6and six adults in one of   Daniel Barden, 7the greatest tragedies   Olivia … More

Words and Actions

Indeed I tremble for my country when i reflect that God is just: that His justice cannot sleep for ever

Losing My Religion Pt 1

People lie. Societies crumble. Businesses fail. Political parties speak one thing but pursue an opposite agenda. These are our gods, and they are proved not to be so much lies as they are simply untrustworthy—literally not worthy of our trust. Not worthy of us.

Beauty and Ashes

I do not know if you can admit you’ve lived through that time, where beauty has changed to ashes. Often there is no safe place to have that discussion because life demands that you act as if life holds only beauty. There are chores and tasks to take care of. There are family members to support. Life goes on like a train, and there is never a cord to pull to say “Stop!” Whether you speak out or not—life goes on.