I'm Not Sorry
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
Loving Your Enemy
Recently, I read the book "Disarming Leviathan," by Caleb E. Campbell.
Biblical Justice
"Maintain justice and do what is right." - Isaiah 56:2b
Should the Church be Silent?
I’ve written before about the necessity of the separation of church and state. It is truly to protect the Church, both from state influence and from becoming something it was never meant to be - an entity consumed with power and privilege and earthly wealth.
Empathy is not Toxic
"Empathy almost needs to be struck from the Christian vocabulary... Empathy is dangerous. Empathy is toxic. Empathy will align you with hell." - Josh McPherson on the Strong Men Nation podcast
A Biblical View of Male/Female Equality
A few years ago, I visited a conservative church in my area. The young, white, male pastor stood in front of his congregation and, in the middle of his sermon, declared that Genesis 2 “clearly shows” that women were created inferior to men.
Spare the Child
Here’s my unpopular take for the day: it has to do with spanking.
Blessed to be a Blessing
Have you ever been through a really hard move? I have moved around quite a bit in my life, actually, but the hardest move I remember was when I was seventeen and just finished my junior year of high school. My father had been out of work for a while, working temp jobs and such, so when he got a job in another part of the state, we had to take it – even though it meant moving at a very inconvenient time in my life.
We All Worship Something
"There's a God-shaped hole in all of us... And the restless soul is searching..."
Beauty from Ashes
In 2022, I decided I wanted to write a book about my journey of deconstructing religion... and finding Jesus inside. At that time, however, the pain was still very raw. There were still a lot of questions and unknowns. And the concept of a book wasn't quite coming together for me.
Because Words Matter
Many people are still under the impression that our country is currently deporting only "the worst of the worst." Perhaps some of the confusion comes from the mislabeling of people and the general misunderstanding of terms. Labels matter. Words matter. So, I thought I would help set things straight:
System Error
Last week, I was sitting with a group of women in a Bible study. We were sharing some of our recent struggles.
Know Whose You Are
I have two boys. I wouldn't say that I have particularly tried to push gender roles on them, but they are very much boys. They like traditional boy things. And they reject things that are too "girly".
I am the 19%
On Monday, June 1st, 2020, former president Trump made a speech in the Rose Garden in regards to the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests and rioting that were spreading not only across the country, but around the world. While he began by saying that “justice will be served” for Floyd and his family, Trump then declared himself “your president of law and order.” He criticized the states and local governments for not doing more about the rioting, calling it “domestic terrorism.” He firmly stated that he intended to send out the National Guard and even the US Military if necessary to “end it now.”
"Why does this country hate us so much?"
When we moved here six years ago, I had a newborn and a toddler. I was blessed to be in the position of not needing to work right away, so I took some time to stay home with the kids. I put my toddler in preschool two mornings a week to give baby and I some one-on-one time. One of those mornings when baby was about nine months old, I was browsing the internet and saw an article about the "No Tolerance" policy being enacted on the border.
"That's the Church in you"
“Say you grew up in the church without saying you grew up in the church.”
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