What Do We Do With Them Afterward?
A viral image of pastors praying around a golden Trump statue initially seemed laughably absurd. But beneath the irony lies a harder question: what happens when a political movement built on idolatry, fear, and spiritual compromise finally collapses?
When the Bible Doesn’t Sound Like It Agrees with Itself
Somewhere along the way, I came to a difficult realization: the Bible doesn’t always sound like one unified voice. This isn’t about tearing faith down—it’s about being honest enough to wrestle with what we’ve been taught and why it matters.
What Carrots, Spinach, and the Rapture Have in Common
What if some of the things we’ve always believed—about health, culture, or even faith—aren’t as timeless as we think? From WWII propaganda to modern theology, this post explores how ideas become “truth” and what happens when those beliefs start shaping real-world consequences.
Divinely Inspired Coat Checks (and Other Things We Probably Don’t Need to Turn Into Doctrine)
I was brought up in a religious culture that maintained that everything in the Bible was ‘God-breathed’. But if every sentence carries identical eternal weight, then we probably need a church committee for lost-and-found cloaks and medicinal merlot.
This Is What Fear Looks Like in a Democracy
As an ice storm grips the country, another kind of cold settles in—where fear replaces accountability and lethal force becomes routine.
Trump Isn’t the Disease. He’s the Fever.
Donald Trump didn’t invent America’s moral crisis. He revealed it. And even if the fever breaks, the deeper illness remains.
Why Even the “Right” Religion Doesn’t Belong in Power
Christianity was born as a countercultural movement against empire, not as a state religion. When faith is enforced by law, it ceases to be faith and becomes mere compliance—hollow belief instead of true conviction.
Sacred Selectivity: What The Good Liars Reveal About Evangelical Hypocrisy
A viral video from The Good Liars exposed a common thread in evangelical thinking: the tendency to pick and choose from the Bible in ways that uphold power while ignoring inconvenient truths.
Compelled Anyway: What We Don’t Like to Admit About Love
We like to think love is a choice. But sometimes, the truest kind of love doesn’t ask for permission—it compels us. A reflection on what happens when compassion refuses to leave us alone.
Randomly Rudimentary Life Stuff 
Two Songs at the Ballpark
A seventh inning stretch at an Astros game sparked a reflection on patriotism, belonging, and why baseball’s organic rituals may unite us better than nationalistic ones.