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.
Too Good to Question: When Faith Feeds the Algorithm
A touching Facebook post about Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke made me pause—not just because it was fake, but because it reminded me how easily we fall for emotional manipulation when it feels good. From nostalgia-fueled hoaxes to emotionally engineered faith experiences, sometimes we need to ask: are we responding to truth… or just really good storytelling?
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For: How U2 Helped Me Stop Pretending
How one verse from U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” gave me permission to stop pretending, start questioning, and see faith not as a destination—but as an honest, unfinished journey.
More Than a Mirror
A 55-year-old photo revealed a striking resemblance between my son and his grandfather—but also a powerful reminder that while we inherit faces, we build our worldviews. A reflection on family, difference, and the lifelong process of growing into empathy.
Floodwaters and Fault Lines
The past week is another reminder that natural disasters don’t care about borders or voting records. But maybe the most faithful response isn’t to explain the flood, but to wade into the grief and just be present. Just care.
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.
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.
Randomly Rudimentary Faith Stuff 
The Red Clay Strays and the Complicated Joy of Discovering New Music
Discovering a new band is usually a simple joy. But these days, I find myself asking: who else is listening, and what does that say about the music — or about me? A reflection on The Red Clay Strays and the burden of cautious listening.