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Moving to substack
Hey all, just a note to let you know that my writing is moving over to substack! I’m really excited to be working on a long project focusing on Christian attitudes toward the Iraq War, COVID vaccine questions and more thoughts that seem relevant! I’ll leave my past writings here but if you’re looking for […]
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Pentecost and Palestinian Solidarity
On the first of many of summer’s scorching hot Sunday Birmingham afternoons I stood in one of the multitude of worldwide protests in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Along with the crowd I chanted demands such as “Hey Netanyahu, you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine […]
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Do You Rulers Speak Justly? A reflection on Psalm 58
1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity?2 No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth. The gift of the psalms is that they are always relevant. Even King David, the named writer of the 58th Psalm, knew that justice was not a feature that rulers […]
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Six Excellent Kids Books to Replace Your Cancelled Dr. Seuss Books
Now, I am not a professional educator. I am not a civil liberties lawyer, nor am I particularly convinced that children should receive the blatantly racist messages of bygone eras to protect a dead author’s work. When the book burning commence I suppose I shall have to admit I was wrong. But til then, I can share what I do know. What I am is a theologian, a leftist, and, most relevantly to this conversation, a stay at home dad. At this point in my life, I read an absurd amount of children’s books to my girls (ages 2 and 5 as of this writing). And so I do have a particular lens, even when I am reading to my children (which is roughly 5,629,340 hours per week). And so I can help! You recently lost six books out of your library, you say? Here are six to replace them:
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About the Capitol, White Power, James Cone and Repentance
As I sit with the reality that white supremacists broke into the Capitol building in Washington yesterday, meeting what can only be accurately described as a friendly police opposition, I’m struck by how uniquely American the whole scene is. We have nearly 500 years now to witness to the fact that the existing power structures […]
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Building New Prisons in Alabama is Immoral
“Are there no prisons?” asked Scrouge. “Plenty of prisons,” said the gentlemen… “Oh! I was afraid from what you said at first, that something had occurred to stop them from their useful course,” said Scrouge. “I’m very glad to hear it.” –A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, 1843 For the last century and a half Charles […]
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Jesus and John Wayne: Podcast
This week Jerran and Casey welcome on, as our very first guest, Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of the excellent recent work on masculinity, militarism and the evangelical church. The book is called Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. We explore the personal ramifications of this […]
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Introducing: Public Theologians
Just a quick note to let you know that my good friend Jerran Hill and I have been working on a new podcast that I’d like to share with you! The focus of the podcast is pretty much what the focus of this blog has been through the years. Each week will examine a cultural […]
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Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment | A Review
This is an entry in a series that may or may not be completely selfish. I’ve gone back and forth over the years on how best to describe my ongoing ideological journey, or truly if it’s worth describing to you, the reader, in the first place. At the same time I have a tendency to […]
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The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers | A Review
This is an entry in a series that may or may not be completely selfish. I’ve gone back and forth over the years on how best to describe my ongoing ideological journey, or truly if it’s worth describing to you, the reader, in the first place. At the same time I have a tendency to […]
Public Theologians
Christian theology animates leftist political action
Public Theologians 