Hobby Lobby, Rivalry and Choosing Grace
Though Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby has been argued and decided by the highest court in the land, the battle rages on. Politicians, columnists, editorial staffs and bloggers are furiously duking it out...
View ArticleJesus is at the Border: Immigration, Barriers, and God’s Economy
I am not a politician, so I’m not an expert on immigration policies. I am not an economist, so I’m not an expert on the economic benefits or burdens of immigration. But I am a public theologian. I try...
View ArticleWhy I Hope Ann Coulter is Right: Soccer and the Moral Decay of the United States
In the midst the World Cup, conservative columnist Ann Coulter wrote a scathing article about soccer. She denounced the sport for infecting the United States with moral deterioration. She wrote, “Any...
View ArticleBook Review: The Hope to “Reconcile” in a World of Conflict
From Ferguson to Ukraine to Syria to Iraq to local neighborhoods to family systems, many of us are feeling overwhelmed by the many conflicts that afflict our world. The news continues to feed us an...
View ArticleParenting – Book Review: Mickey Mouse, Mimetic Theory, and Saving a Villain
As a parent dedicated to mimetic theory, I know that the stories we tell our children pattern them in certain ways. Children have a remarkable capacity to learn not only reading, writing, and...
View ArticleFinding Atonement in the Greatest Rivalry in College Basketball
“You may not know what this means because you don’t live in North Carolina” my friend began. “But, for us, if just for a moment, hell froze over.” He was talking about the greatest rivalry in all of...
View ArticleFacing My Mortality: Reading the Compline, Part 3
My Lenten discipline this year has been to add the Compline, or the Night Office, to my daily prayer routine. My hope was that of the Psalmist, that by knowing the shortness of my life I would gain...
View ArticleDrug Addiction, the Problem with Free Will, and God’s Unconditional Love
She sobbed as she sat across the table from me. As a community chaplain who ministers in public spaces, I’ve grow accustomed to these moment. In fact, as heartbreaking as they are, I’ve grown to...
View ArticleMartin Luther King, Jr. – Justice, Love, and the New Jim Crow
In 1955, Martin Luther King found himself as the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a movement that would start a revolution in the United States. Rosa Parks ignited the Civil Rights movement when...
View ArticleZootopia: How To Make the World a Better Place
Zootopia is the story of a large, metropolitan city where everyone lives in peace and harmony. Tolerance and diversity are hallmarks of this great city. Hope abounds in this land of talking animals...
View ArticleSermon: Beautiful Community with No Bitterness
“Jesus seems to be modeling a way of reducing and defusing tension in a community. He refuses to throw a stumbling block in front of his neighbor. Sometimes you do things even though you technically...
View ArticlePerfect Love Casts Out Fear, But Can It Whittle Away White Supremacy?
“Perfect love casts out fear.” Good. Let’s start here. Let’s begin in the hope that there is something stronger than hate, in faith that there is a power capable of overcoming this violence. We need...
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