Randomly Rudimentary Faith Stuff

Just some dad trying to leave a footprint for his kids to walk in if they need to know where to go

Category Archives: Public Life

When “To Protect and Serve” Becomes “Respect My Authority,” We All Lose

When policing shifts from a promise to protect and serve into a demand to “respect my authority,” it’s more than a cultural change — it’s a dangerous mindset rooted in racial bias, fueled by political rhetoric, and devastating to public trust.

November 5, 2025

When the Prosecutors Need Prosecuting

When a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney texted a reporter to declare their conversation “off the record” after the fact, it was part sitcom, part civic horror story. We laugh—but we shouldn’t have to.

October 24, 2025

Some Targets Are Easier to Hit than Others

While South Park skewers Trump and CBS with no blowback, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are unceremoniously dumped from late night. Why? Because some targets are easier to sideline—especially when the stakes are corporate.

September 24, 2025

Call Me “Team Newsom”

Gavin Newsom isn’t just responding—he’s satirizing Trump in real time. Here’s why that matters and why I’m proudly saying, “Call me Team Newsom.”

September 3, 2025

The Gift of the Spark

It’s hard to explain unless you’ve felt it—that moment when work aligns with purpose. When your voice and your soul are in sync. When you’re doing what you’re meant to do.

August 1, 2025

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?

July 30, 2025

When Faith is a Stage Prop

After Congress passed the controversial “One Big Beautiful Bill,” lawmakers knelt in prayer—but their performance felt hollow. In this post, I explore why scripture warns against public piety that masks injustice, and why true prayer begins with justice, not optics.

July 6, 2025

When Faith Wears a Flag: Why I Can’t Make Sense of Christian Nationalism

As fireworks light up the sky this Independence Day, I’m reflecting on something harder to celebrate—the way faith and nationalism have been fused in American churches. This post asks whether the Jesus you claim to follow ever asked for national loyalty in the first place.

July 4, 2025

Three Strikes—And One Giant Mistake

Donald Trump’s missile strikes on Iran weren’t strategy—they were reckless, unnecessary, and politically stupid. This isn’t leadership. It’s reckless endangerment masquerading as strength.

June 23, 2025

Fragile Things: Rockets, Power, and the Quiet Cost of Forgetting What Life Is Worth

When a SpaceX rocket exploded in Texas, it reminded me how easily we forget that we’re not gods—even when we claim to worship one. A reflection on faith, war, fragility, and the quiet cost of losing reverence for human life.

June 20, 2025

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,022 other subscribers
December 2025
S M T W T F S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
Inner Peace

True wealth is the wealth of the soul

A Counselor for Every Kid, LLC

Faith-Based & Holistic Education & Counseling Services for Teens, Young Adults, and Parents

Jim Everett Table Toss

Essays in relation to the L.A. Rams, usually done with a six pack and a dash of psychotic disorder.

Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha

Musings and books from a grunty overthinker

Big Daddy's Texas Sports Page

The things that are happening in the world of Texas high school, college and pro sports

Faith & Life

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:1

Worthily Magnify

Exalting Jesus in His Church and Through His Word

The Awkward Redhead

Unnaturally awkward natural redhead who just wants to watch TV.

It isn't easy...

All about my crazy but very blessed life.

this is... The Neighborhood

the Story within the Story

Wide-eyed and Wild

Fumbling Through Faith and Anxiety

Randomly Rudimentary Faith Stuff

Just some dad trying to leave a footprint for his kids to walk in if they need to know where to go

WordPress.com

WordPress.com is the best place for your personal blog or business site.