Everyone you meet is hurting. Whether you realize it or not, every single day you rub shoulders with people who are all carrying great pain. They are among the expansive

I once was blind, but now I see… I think I’ve finally found the truth that really will set me free. After years of watching so many of my fellow

July 4th is a white nationalist high holiday and Republicans know this. They know that in addition to marking the birth of our nation and the foundations of our Constitution

Dear Hatred, I trust this letter finds you well. Actually, from the look of things out there, business is booming for you lately. I’ve got to hand it to you,

As children, most of us remember being on many of those seemingly endless road trips, in the back seat of a car or maybe from the less desirable third row

There’s an old saying, “when the horse is dead, dismount.” The MAGA myth of Hillary Clinton’s wickedness is a dead horse, Conservative friend. It’s time to get off that rotting

The leveraging of irrational fear is nothing new. Throughout history it has been the go-to tactic of the worst of politics and religion. When you lack substantive ideas, you need

Cue the lights. Strike up the band. It’s showtime again in America. Every single day they brazenly parade around in front of us: in our neighborhoods, on our timelines, in

A stranger recently exposed my secret. He visited my Twitter page after my lamentations over yet another mass shooting, to announce that it was actually my fault. Never mind that

Growing-up I lived with an image of Jesus. I’m talking about a literal picture that inhabited our family room, my Catholic school hallways, and the homes of many of the

At one time or another you’ve probably heard someone say that when a person you love dies, a part of you dies too. I used to think that was just

The Conservative Republican movement in America is a case study in what fear does when it fully grips a group of people; the emotional net result of being weaned for

Recently, I heard from a former youth group student who was part of our ministry over a decade ago. She told me she had a friend who was visiting the

“I feel like I’m losing my mind.” These words are a continual presence these days. I hear them a couple hundred times a day in one form or another. I

Every day I speak to people who have failed—or at least they believe they have failed. A relationship has deteriorated, a marriage has ended, a loss has been sustained, a

For over two decades I’ve served as a pastor to both local and online faith communities, unpacking lots and lots of God stuff with folks from all over the world. Each day

Dear Conservative Homophobic and Transphobic Christians, I wanted to express my sincere regrets at how our recent exchanges have left you feeling. It seems I’ve offended you in some way

If your eyes are clear and open right now you can see it: this is a pivot point for us, America. It is the place we collectively turn toward back

How dare you politicize a tragedy like this! This is not the time! You can’t even wait until the bodies are in the ground! I heard that again today from

Where’d all the good people go? I’ve been changing channels I don’t see them on the TV shows. —Jack Johnson At times like these it can seem like the darkness is

Seeing NFL player Damar Hamlin suddenly collapse on live TV after a seemingly routine tackle was a moment those of us who were watching will never forget. The dread was