Miserable. Every time I see them, this is the word that prevails. Whenever I encounter a supporter of Donald Trump on social media now, or scan the crowds at his

There are ways to alert you that people around you have lost the basic plot of humanity; massive red flags that point to a fundamental heart sickness, a cancer of

Yesterday, I was sitting at my desk; head down and plowing through both the literal and figurative piles of tasks before me, when I took a quick pause to breathe

Donald Trump is making orphans every single day in America—and more than merely the thousands of migrant children he separated their families on our Southern border (many he has yet

It’s exhausting to give a damn isn’t it? To be a person of compassion in a time when compassion is in such great demand? To wake up every day in

Dear Professed “Pro-Life” Christian, I know you think you’re winning right now—or you’re trying really hard to pretend that you are. (I sense you losing a bit of confidence lately,

Enough. Really, friend—take off the big red hat and retire it. That whole MAGA nonsense has reached its expiration date.  All your flag-waving histrionics and your hand-wringing anthem outrage have

“I feel like I’m losing my mind.” These words are a continual presence these days. I hear them a couple hundred times a day, in one form or another. I read

I hear a familiar refrain lately regarding this Presidency, which by most objective evaluations is one of the most corrupt and reckless in our nation’s history: lots of Americans are

If your eyes are clear and open right now you can see it: this is a pivot point for us, America. It is the place we collectively turn toward back

July 4th is a MAGA high holiday and Donald Trump knows this. He knows that in addition to marking the birth of our nation and the foundations of our Constitution

  Donald Trump spends a great deal of time telling Americans how frightened they should be of the people walking among them. He reminds them every chance he gets that

Civility? That’s the card you’re pulling now, Trump supporters? That’s where you’ve landed? That’s your go-to play at this stage of the game? Given your leader and your resume— it’s

People often say God moves in mysterious ways. I won’t argue with them. I’ve been a local church pastor for more than two decades. Over recent years, as I started

Sunday is coming. Soon, millions of Americans will find themselves in the houses of worship that dot nearly every corner of this country; disparate buildings where they’ll gather under the

America, what are you doing today? While children are still in cages here in your country, what are you doing? While daughters torn from their father’s arms and infant sons

When I heard the news about Anthony Bourdain’s passing, I felt the same disbelief that millions of people did, that maybe you did: the shock and sadness, and the staggering

If I hear one more Evangelical claim that God chose Donald Trump, I’m swear I’m gonna rapture myself. Christian Trumpers really need to stop spiritualizing the man, his campaign, and

White America, All this NFL National Anthem stuff is really pretty simple. It always has been. A couple of years ago, Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem

The recent Supreme Court ruling on the Masterpiece Cakeshop will be billed by Evangelicals as a victory for “religious liberty.” It isn’t—at least not for these people. For them it’s

A large crowd assembled on a hillside. Then Jesus (or a guy who greatly resembled him) sat down to teach them all, saying: “Blessed are the damn-givers, for they will

America, Your children are beautiful. They are original, once-in-the-history-of-the-planet human beings with a near limitless capacity to do and be extraordinary. They are wild and bright and funny and lovable.

I got to visit with an old neighborhood friend today. When I was a child, Fred Rogers always made me feel that his home was my home, and I gladly

Dear Young White Men, In the wake of the massacre at Santa Fe High School, some media reports may have you a bit confused. The stories highlighted the shooter’s “rejection”