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America’s Dark Night of the Soul

Everything is really dark right now. The forces of evil appear are fighting to maintain the upper hand and are clearly determined to drag...

Trump Declares His Inauguration Day a “Day of Patriotic Devotion” #notajoke #notadrill

I’ve been arguing for months that it’s Trump’s intention to turn us into a Russian style oligarchy. So far, he’s done nothing to convince...

What’s the Point of Protesting? #womensmarch

shudder and wretch inducing inauguration, the incredibly successful Women’s March on Saturday was balm for a lot of our souls. A reminder...

Going High When They Go Low Isn’t How You Win; You Gotta Fight to Win

There’s an interesting interview with cognitive linguist George Lakoff going around in which he discussed this problem. His thesis,...

Trump’s Responsibility to Avoid the Appearance of All Kinds of Evil

Years ago, I looked out the window and saw my 12-year-old chasing her 6-year-old sister and swinging a baseball bat at her while she rode...

Want To Hear About the Time I Was on Moody Radio?

I was once offered a job simply on the basis of how I said my name. People sometimes stop me and ask if I sing. I had a teacher who let...

God Bless America?

Patriotism makes me cry. The national anthem gets me every time. And the men and women from the VFW marching in parades chokes me up so...

God Bless America?

In early fall of 2008 I was listening to the radio on the morning that Lehman Brothers failed and there was great concern that this was...

Wandering Souls and the Divided Church

says, “It will become increasingly difficult to find people who share a love for distinct doctrine . . . firm beliefs and firm...

Check Yourself

As I have argued before, one of the main barriers to dealing realistically with matters of race and the ongoing fall-out of the history...