Short answer: why are you asking me? You can figure it out yourself. Long answer: well, let’s put it this … More
Category: musings
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
Love of Money, Love of Power
Love of Money, Love of Power Originally published May 23, 2015 Scripture says that “the love of money is the … More
Why Do White Christians Give a Pass to the Sins and Actions of Other White Christians?
To summarize: #JoshDuggar sexually molested his sisters (many, and many times), and it’s called “youthful indiscretion,” and at least one … 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
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
The Role of the Christian in Society
Monty today talked from Isaiah 58, the great passage about God’s heart for social justice: “Is not this the fast … 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
Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle
I just preordered this book “Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil … 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
We Are None of Us Pharisees
We none of us are Pharisees, you know. We read the text of the New Testament and we are both … More
The Incompetent Historical Understanding of White Supremacists
Recently someone (a graduate of the University of Virginia) wrote elsewhere that white privilege is a myth, and that as … More
Can We Listen to Imperfect People?
I wish there were a perfect victim of violence done by the hand of the state, one who did not … 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
Guest Post: What Now?
Posting this (slightly edited version) on behalf of someone who cannot post due to the circumstances of their life. I … More
Thinking about a White Response to Ferguson
I don’t usually reblog. But I’d like you to go here to read this. http://iambeggingmymothernottoreadthisblog.com/2014/11/27/race-ya/ Note that there are two … More
What Can I Do to Help in Ferguson?
I am having a series of conversations with people who ask me (as if I’m an expert!) of what they … More
More thoughts on the Christian response to Ferguson
See. here’s the thing, Christians: we have an opportunity to speak out about injustice to our fellow humans, our fellow … More
Science or Superstition—Ebola and Crowdsourcing Wisdom
I don’t pay much attention to the chatter on the news—I don’t watch the talking heads and don’t follow the … More
Image of God, Image of Man
I want a God who is small and careful and deliberate. Who sees the secret places and comes into them. … More
Michael Brown and Ferguson—and Us
Every day people are born and people die. People marry, divorce, change jobs, have kids, watch those same kids move … More
Review: Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History
Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History by Michel-Rolph Trouillot My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is … More
Review: A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole My rating: 4 of 5 stars Most excellent–funny, insightful, wacky. View all … More
Review: American Slavery, American Freedom
American Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund S. Morgan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Very nimble and clear writing for … More
Review: Burning Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Burning Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Carl Waters My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was given this book to read … More