Enchanted Deconstruction
The word deconstruction tends to conjure up a lot of different responses. Some fear it. Others embrace it, still yet, there is hope in deconstruction. I think though from the variety of responses...
View ArticleDon’t Ask, Don’t Tell is Unjust
Much like when we were children and were told about the monsters in our closet, (although they didn't really exist), because someone in a position of authority said they should, we easily believed the...
View ArticlePOTUS Spiritual Advisor Joshua DuBois Comes to Christianity 21!
“From Pope Francis to Jefferson Bethke, folks are tired of the trappings of religion – and particularly the divisive politics too often associated with religion – and want to talk about Jesus again.” —...
View ArticleVote for “All of the Above”
In this political primary season, as much is revealed about the voters as about the candidates: I have seen photo collages of Clinton’s face showing every filling in her teeth; every grimace and angry...
View ArticleWhy I Love Donald Trump
I love watching Donald Trump bring scores of people “into” the Republican tent as the Republican Party flies into a full-fledged panic and attempts to preclude him from doing so. I also love watching...
View ArticleTrump: The Time for “No” Is Now
On Monday, March 21, students at Emory University in Atlanta found “Trump 2016” and similar campaign messages written in chalk on the sidewalk. A group of students organized a protest, and went to the...
View ArticleTrump “Outs” Anti-Abortion Hypocrisy
The people who want to make abortion illegal have just been “outed” for a profound inconsistency. Donald Trump, shooting from the hip, suggested that since abortion is murder, women who have abortions...
View ArticleImpending Trump Visit Creates Clear & Present Danger
Donald Trump has been invited to Patchogue, Long Island, on Thursday, April 14th, for a “fundraiser reception” sponsored by The Suffolk County Republican Committee at the Emporium nightclub, which is...
View ArticleThe Sins of Bill Clinton “Visited” Upon Hillary
Exodus 20:5 contains a difficult statement about the sins of the father being “visited” upon the son. I think I get it, at least in a way. I am an adult child of a violent and alcoholic father and to...
View ArticleFriday Wrap 7/15: The Week’s Top 10 Progressive Posts
Wonder what your fellow Progressive Christians have been reading — and sharing — at Patheos this week? Here are this week’s top 10 Progressive Christian posts, ranked by number of pageviews. #1: Jesus...
View ArticleIn Spite of Our Politics, We Are Made for Goodness
In this moment of cataclysmic political division and rising tension, we must hope that our better angels will prevail; that basic goodness will once again be the standard to which we hold our political...
View ArticleWhat Are Our Choices? Conventions, Elections, and Spiritual Practices
I have no responsibility for what anyone says on any political platform. I have total responsibility for how I consciously respond to it.
View ArticlePolitics and the Lies We Tell About Grief
by Brianne Donaldson We grieve our dead because they are gone. They are gone, and there are no words or promises that will bring them back. Yet, this mortal truth does not stop people from offering...
View Article5 Ways to Find Common Ground this Election Season
It happens from time to time—often unexpectedly. I call it “The Phil Situation.” You’re at a neighborhood Labor Day barbeque, or a company Holiday party, or a family reunion with distant kin from Enid...
View ArticleGood Democrat or Bad Republican?
Guest Post Written By Sid Jansma, Jr. Early on in my oil and gas exploration career, my father and I invested every dime we had and then some into exploratory wells. Oil exploration is neither cheap...
View ArticlePRO-life is more than ANTI-abortion
Written by Sid Jansma, Jr. The number 1 question I’ve been asked since declaring my support for Biden for President is how can I, in good conscience, vote for a pro-choice Democrat? I’ve heard the...
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