Cancel Christmas?!?!

When America was decimating Iraq and Afghanistan, nobody ever told anyone they needed to not celebrate Christmas or Easter. I never heard anyone tell American Muslims that they should refrain…

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Protest

In response to the devastation in Gaza, people throughout the world have been protesting. Their demands range from calling for a ceasefire to death to America. One student who was…

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The Politics of Jesus

I had an interesting online conversation yesterday about whether or not churches should be taxed, and part of the argument centered around politics. It is clear that I personally comment…

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Attack on Progress

Many people believe that the move towards right-wing religion is something new to our country, when, in fact, it is part of a conflict that has been with us for…

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I Have Palestinian Friends Too

On October 7th the world watched in horror as Israel was the victim of a well-executed terror attack that killed almost 1,300 people and included the kidnapping of over 240…

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The Pope and Gender Change

I wrote this past Wednesday about the document that was released on Monday by the Vatican condemning Gestational Surrogacy and Gender Change (among other topics). Today I want to consider…

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1864 in Arizona

In 1864 in Arizona, only white male men who were citizens of Mexico (isn’t that interesting?) or the United States who had lived in that territory for 6 months could…

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The Pope & Surrogacy

Back in January, Pope Francis spoke against the practice of Gestational Surrogacy. This is when a woman carries a fetus of someone else’s making. There are roughly 1300 of these…

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God as Liberator

The image that is attached popped up on my feed this morning, a reminder of the primary task that Jesus took on – liberation. God’s initial work – and it…

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