Dear Friend, I don’t know you, but I know something about you: I know you’re tired. I know you live with demons, ones that are close and loud. I know

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” In 1871, Unitarian minister Theodore Parker first spoke these words in opposition to slavery here in America. In 1958

Image an alteration of original artwork for “Suicide Squad,” copyright DC Comics. Ivanka Trump is many things her father is not. She can appear dignified. Articulate. Intelligent. Empathetic. Well read.

Let’s be honest here: our President is not a well man. To most objective observers this isn’t really up for debate anymore. His frenetic impulsiveness, his propensity toward violent outbursts,

I came across a social media post this morning from a former church friend. He was (as usual) carrying on about the LGBTQ community, arguing with folks while sharing Scripture excerpts

Depression is a real bastard. If it’s ever visited you, you understand. Such a clever and persuasive liar, it doesn’t require facts to rob you of your hope. You may have all the

  White friend, we need to talk. Last year I joined millions of people in loudly declaring that Black Lives Matter. You replied that All Lives Matter. I tried to tell you

This week may have been your last straw. You may have reached the limit of what you can tolerate from the Church and its people. You may have been tending an

You are known by the company you keep. This week the President signed an Executive Order allowing discrimination against the LGBTQ community in the name of “religious liberty.” Not surprisingly,

I was brought up believing that hell was real, though later in life I’d grown skeptical. It seemed like an idea incompatible with a loving God and with the very

Dear MAGA Christian, I have a problem that maybe you can help me with. I keep hearing you tell me that I need Jesus; that he is my only hope,

A lot can change in a year. In the moments following the election, Donald Trump supporters simply beamed, basking in the warm, orange glow of their apparent victory and awaiting America’s returning

  My sweet girl, There are mornings when I wake up and see you for the first time, and it looks like you’ve grown overnight; you’re taller or your face

The woman’s voice began to quiver. She’d just introduced herself to me in the hallway of our church, and for a couple of minutes she’d held it together. But as she

This week a Christianity Today article made some social media noise, asking the question “Who’s in charge of the Christian blogosphere?” It was a loaded one, for sure. On its

Lots of beautiful things grow in manure.  It is often in the absolute worst conditions that life springs up in surprisingly defiant ways, pushing back against the most dire circumstances

From the moment Donald Trump began his Presidential campaign last year, he promised to “Make America Great Again”. I was never all that sure what he meant (and this many days later

As a pastor, you begin to see patterns in people that reveal a great deal about the problematic ways in which we tend to think about God and religion. One

I think many people in America are exhausted right now. I know I am. Hateful people will do that to you. You see, it’s difficult enough on our best days, to

I heard my father laugh today. I was doing some work with the TV on, and as often seems to be the case—a Golden Girls rerun was playing. I wasn’t

Few things are less Christlike than Christians when they’re attacking the LGBTQ community. There is a malice and sadism they’re capable of that simply defy explanation and fully deny the heart of Jesus.

Steve Rogers: Doctor Banner, now might be a good time for you to get angry! Bruce Banner: That’s my secret, Captain: I’m always angry. (The Avengers, 2012) Always angry. It

Hell will be an airport, I’m almost certain of it. The damned will find themselves in a massive, snaking line, boarding pass in hand, their essential earthly belongings heaped upon

The Rape and Incest National Network (RAINN)  reports that 11.2 percent of all college students experience rape or sexual assault while undergraduate or graduate students. A 2015 survey of women