Joe and Terry go to the same church. It was my church once, too. Joe is a pro-life Christian—at least that’s what he would tell you. That’s what his Twitter

This weekend I was invited by a Connecticut church to host several conversations on faith, politics, and the bigger table over the course of three days. Because of the disparate

I recently released my first book called book called ‘A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community.’ It the continuation of my twenty year journey as a local

As I initially watched my social media feeds fill up with hundreds of #MeToo hashtags, from women sharing their firsthand experience of sexual harassment or assault, I began to grieve.

If you’re a professed Christian currently still supporting this President and Administration, and you’re on your way to church on Sunday—here are a few things you might talk with God

I don’t know you but I think I know some things about you. I think you’re exhausted right now. I think you find it hard to fall asleep; worrying what

Lately the trolls are having a field day. The conditions are perfect and they’re breeding prodigiously. An uninvited guest showed up on my social media doorstep late last night. It

It’s a real shame LGBTQ people aren’t handguns. If LGBTQ people were handguns, Congressional Republicans would treat them with kid gloves. They’d be ever so careful with their words so

I turned on the TV today and saw the horrible news: They’ve kidnapped Jesus at gunpoint. Not terrorists or Atheists or Muslims or career criminals—but American Christians. The image on

Reality isn’t very sexy. Most our lives don’t look much like the movies. We are usually buried in routine and ordinary and unremarkable. We often spend the lion’s share of

I am exhausted. I didn’t sleep well last night. I did some things I really didn’t want to do yesterday. I didn’t want to watch the videos or to look

Someone recently asked me what recurring themes I see as I engage with my readers, talk to folks at the church, and meet people on the street here in America.

It seems nothing brings young, white, cisgender Evangelical guys together, quite like talking smack about “the gays.” Yesterday I watched a group of such folks interacting on a friend’s timeline as

“They’re disrespecting the flag!” “They’re disrespecting the Anthem!” “They’re disrespecting the Military!” These have been the constant refrains from many people over the past week (most of them white) in

The calendar can be cruel sometimes. There is a rhythm to our lives; a muscle memory that develops over time as we live and develop patterns of being here. The

Growing up, I learned from the men and women around me what it meant to be a gentleman; how decent, good-hearted, honorable men lived in the world, the way they

Republican friend, I really wish I could understand you. I wish I could step into your shoes, climb inside your head, peek into your heart and see what it is

Former ESPN talk show host Jemele Hill posted a series of Tweets calling President Trump a white supremacist who has surrounded himself with other white supremacists. Lots of white Americans

“To listen to lots of Christians—God must be a real a-hole.” – A non-Christian friend When a series of devastating hurricanes struck in September 2017, sitcom actor turned evangelical celebrity

Sometimes you look at the world and you understand just why things are the way they are.  The Rape and Incest National Network (RAINN)  reports that 11.2 percent of all

I watched it happen over and over in Houston last year after Hurricane Harvey arrived, and it brought me to tears every single time: an imperiled human being sits perched

To the Local Pastors, Celebrity Evangelists, and Christian Leaders, and Christian Voters who called (and are still calling) Donald Trump a Christian: You endorsed his campaign from your pulpits and

America has always been the place people could nurture dreams that found welcome nowhere else; the adoptive home for dreamers from every square inch of the planet who came as