Taking Love Out of the Statue of Liberty
I am not one who believes there is such a thing as a “Christian nation” or who imagines that the United States counts as one. Nevertheless, there are ...
Lip Service is Not Enough: Trump Should Repent and Resign
Anything short of stepping down at this point would be a grasp for cheap grace.
Pastoral Letter on the El Paso Shootings
This moment demands a moral reckoning with who we are and who we want to become as a nation.
The Grace of Red State Christians
Grace, for American Christians and for all of us, is a difficult thing.
Uncivil War: Gilroy, Guns, & White Anger
There is a civil war raging in the soul of America.
Who Will America Be?
What we saw at the border was damnable.
It’s Time to Revive Religious Civil Disobedience
Being a faithful Christian sometimes means breaking the rules.
How Being Unaffected Is a Sign of Privilege
Just because it is a matter that doesn’t matter to us, doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter.
What It Feels Like to Be Told ‘Go Back Where You Came From’
Sometimes the most powerful thing someone can do is to be graceful and principled in the face of hate.
Why One Cannot Follow Jesus and Support Trump
Jesus wasn’t pulling any punches. Neither should we.