“I’m so glad I don’t have to be politically correct anymore.” Boy, if I had a dime for every time I’ve heard that since the 2016 Presidential campaign began—today I’d

Dear White Evangelicals, I need to tell you something: People have had it with you. They’re done. They want nothing to do with you any longer, and here’s why: They

Hell is a terrible place, Donald Trump. It is a place where horrible things belong; where ugly, vile, sickening stuff should go and never escape from.  It is a place

I walked around today and I looked at people; those passing me in the grocery store, driving beside me on the highway, filling my newsfeed, walking by the house. I

When people are pressed up against nightmares in the daylight—words are powerful, but they can’t hold a candle to silence. Silence can be a far more brutal weapon in doing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. I’m pretty sure this wasn’t it. This America, more fractured than ever. This heart sickness, as insidious as its ever been. This

At times in this life it can be a challenge to figure out who the bad people are, but sometimes they help you. Sometimes they do the work for you.

In my book  ‘A Bigger Table,’ I tell the story of the day I met a teenage girl named Tracy and her older brother Caleb while serving as a youth

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