There are days when the monsters make themselves so visible that you can’t avoid seeing them, as much as you’d like to. On a recent Sunday morning, Pastor Andy Savage

Men, The #MeToos have spoken The Silence Breakers have spoken. The #TimesUps have spoken. And over the past few months, millions and millions of survivors have spoken, too. They’ve stepped

Growing up, I was taught that knowledge was power. I used to agree. Now I’m beginning to believe differently. Now I think it’s a pain in the rear end. I

Yesterday I was the guest on a podcast called the Gaytheist  Manifesto curated by two Atheists (one Transgender, the other non-binary, pansexual). Before the interview began, the initial question posed

A friend and I recently had a disagreement. She said to me with great sincerity, “I worry about terrorists.” “I do too.” I said. The disconnect, I soon realized was

Dear 2017, You’ve been one terrible decade. When midnight arrives on December 31st it won’t be a millisecond too soon, though when it does—it will feel less like celebration and

I’m not writing this to everyone. I’m writing this to you—the person whose heart is heavy today, the one for whom this season is not merry and bright, the one

Many people who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 Election said they did so because he was a successful businessman. They were half right. He was a businessman alright,

There’s no other way to say it: these are long and dark days in America, and it has nothing to do with the orientation of the planet—and everything to do

Some days life hands you a gift. Some days you get the answer to a question laid out in clear, bold type. The morning I awakened to the news that

It’s Christmas Eve. Uproarious laughter rings out from the halls of Congress, piercing the snow speckled DC sky. Around a massive table overflowing with food and wine, sit a bloated

Donald Trump has reportedly banned the CDC from using the following words in their policies, budgets, and communications: Evidence-based Science-based Fetuses Transgender Vulnerable Entitlement Diversity This is not exactly true.

Dear Friend, Thank you for your note to let me know you’re worried about me, that you’re concerned about my health—that you’re not sure that I realize I’m coming across

As news of Doug Jones’ victory came in last night I initially rejoiced. Watching one of the reddest places in America turn blue, and seeing voters there reject one of

Dear Alabama, We don’t know each other well. I visited briefly a few times over the past twenty years; the four days I spent in Birmingham with a group of

Sometime truth is just volume. The loud people get to write the story that everyone hears, the one they come to believe is the only story. In this way, they

I don’t think about you all that often. I’m usually too busy. Like many people, I’ve spent most of the waking moments over the past year fighting. I’ve spent much

‘Tis the season to be struggling… There is no good time to be mentally ill. I mean, it’s never convenient to carry that invisible heaviness around with you; to have

Image: TIME Magazine I really want to get this life right. I’ve been at it a while now, and most of the time it seems like I haven’t gotten any

American Evangelical’s annual campaign against the supposed “War on Christmas” began early this year, with the preachers and the politicians promising the perpetually oppressed faithful that we would once again

Sometimes I feel like I’m on the wrong side of the fight. Sometimes I feel like an accomplice to a crime. Sometimes I feel like I’m part of the problem.

After Donald Trump’s words at the White house Christmas Tree lighting in 2017,  Evangelist Franklin Graham posted on social media: “Never in my lifetime have we had a POTUS willing

If compassion could be learned, I’d hold a weekly Compassion class for white Evangelicals. I wouldn’t charge them a penny. I wouldn’t try to up sell them exclusive content. I

I’m an American. I used to feel confident saying that. In the past, when I’d be traveling across the world, it was a declaration I made without reservation. It was