“Don’t Be That Guy”
It’s tempting to believe stories that confirm our frustrations. But if we criticize others for spreading falsehoods, we can’t turn around and do the same thing—no matter how satisfying it feels.
We Deserve Better Than This: Faith, Fraud, and the Fight for Texas Public Schools
As a new school year begins in Texas, students aren’t just returning to class—they’re entering a system under siege. A new law allows uncredentialed religious chaplains to replace licensed school counselors in public schools. It’s not about faith—it’s about power. And we all need to start paying attention.
Losing Faith Without Losing Yourself
What happens when the faith that once anchored you begins to feel like a weight instead? A reflection on walking away from toxic theology without walking away from hope.
Still Here, But Not Necessarily at Home
I used to feel proud to be a Texan and grateful to be American. These days, I feel like an exile in both. Still here—but no longer at home.
Do Many People Still Think Trump Is Good? I’m Afraid So.
How can so many people, especially those who call themselves Christians, continue to defend Donald Trump—not just as a political preference, but as some kind of moral savior?
The Quiet Gospel of ‘Pop’: Integrity Without a Megaphone
Gregg Popovich may never quote scripture, but he lives with a kind of quiet integrity that feels sacred. This reflection explores why his actions—not his words—remind me of the kind of faith I still believe in.
Not Your Formula: What a ‘Personal Relationship with Jesus’ Really Means
A “personal relationship with Jesus Christ” is meant to be intimate and unique—but too often, evangelical culture demands that it follow a formula. What if personal really means personal?
The Custodians Are Corrupt, and There’s No One Coming to Fix It
What happens when the people who are supposed to protect the Constitution are just henchmen for power? No accountability, no transparency, no hope for the system to correct itself.
Theology in Denim: Springsteen’s Gospel of Grit, Grace, and Getting Out
He never quoted scripture, but Bruce Springsteen wrote something close to psalms. A reflection on how Thunder Road and Born to Run became sacred to me—not through theology, but through their honesty, struggle, and hope.
Randomly Rudimentary Life Stuff 
The Misguided Mantra of the ‘Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaire’
Wealth is not the enemy—but pretending we’re already rich while defending the actual billionaires? That’s costing us more than we realize. This post explores the mythical imaginations of the “temporarily embarrassed millionaire” and why so many of us fight to protect a club we’ll never join.