Today’s American evangelical church is in deep danger, and doesn’t realize it. She thinks she is sitting astride the throne of power, finally able to impose her will on her society. But in reality, she’s sitting astride a filthy beast that is already turning to devour her, at the very command of God.
A Seat on the Beast Read More »
Are there such things as demons? Are the principalities and powers mentioned in the Bible real, individual, entities with independent awareness and volition?
On the Reality of Demons Read More »
“Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done” is our privilege to bring into existence. We can incarnate the Divine to those around us, instead of waiting for Jesus to come back someday in the future.
Incarnating the Divine Read More »
The MAGA propaganda machine is powerful and dangerous. More than anything I’ve seen in my lifetime, I’ve watched it successfully weaponize the human soul, taking the worst primal human emotions and using them to wound and even kill our neighbors and fellow citizens and the most vulnerable among us.
Weaponizing the Human Soul Read More »
How dangerous a thing it is to claim a mantle of being God’s chosen people living on God’s promised land, and not scrupulously following God’s laws! The land itself will spew them out.
And yet, that’s exactly what a massive number of American evangelical Christians are doing – even as they celebrate the horrible injustices being carried out by their government, violating the single most emphasized commandment in the Bible.
On Dangerous Ground Read More »
In 2022, I realized that as an anti-gay conservative, I had been incredibly wrong about gay and queer people and their acceptability to God. So I publicly and clearly repented. This Pride Month, I’d like to spend a few minutes retelling and expanding on some of my history that led to that decision.
Reaffirming in 2025 Read More »
I’ve been getting involved in addressing homelessness in my town, and sat in on a meeting about renovating a house into a women’s shelter. I was struck by how *stupidly* hard it is to help people get affordable or even emergency housing. It seems like all the wheels of regulation are jammed against any real progress. Why is it so hard? What can we do about it, if anything?
Why Is It So Hard to Address Homelessness? Read More »
While I mourn many things that are being lost in the last few months here in America, one that grieves me the most has been the absolute shredding of many markers of equality in our culture. As I watch what is happening, it’s now clear to me that this equality was a lot less solid than I had thought.
A Shallow Veneer of Equality Read More »
In light of the TNE GRACE report, I was thinking about how large organizations, especially religious, seem to inherently breed narcissism and abusive leadership, especially when the organization gets so large that people cover up bad behavior rather than risk toppling the hero leaders.
Too Big To Succeed Read More »
I started reading in 2021, and I’ve read a TON of books since then. It’s really changed me, and I think that’s good. Here’s why.
Reading Changed Me Read More »
