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Sex Talk
I can only think of a couple of topics that have as profound of an impact on individual lives and the human condition as what we believe about and how we navigate sex. I probably don’t need to tell you this, but it’s a big deal. It has major implications
Fredrick Douglass & Identity Politics
This might upset some folks at the beginning, but it is important and headed to a good place. Identity politics is quite the rage these days. I think it is well intentioned but doesn’t lead to the place its adherents long for. Identity politics is the trend in viewing and
The Inspiring Vision of the Ten Commandments
I’m pretty sure when most people think of the Ten Commandments – if they think of them at all – they don’t think, “Wow! What a vision!” I suspect that most people’s thoughts run more along the lines of dismissive irritation – with rules, with authority, etc. – and a
Kristen, Tonya, & Prejudice
A few months ago I wrote a piece called “Race Is A Meaningless Distinction” where I continued my theme that people aren’t color-coded by talking about what little you could know about two people of a different race (a white person and a black person in this example) based on
The Most Persecuted People In The World
British ethics professor and writer for the UK’s Independent, Paul Vallely says, “Most people in the West would be surprised by the answer to the question: who are the most persecuted people in the world? According to the International Society for Human Rights, a secular group with members in 38
To My Children – If I Die While You’re Young
There are just three of you at the moment – seven, five, and a little brother due around Christmas. Maybe there will be a four of you one day. I hope so and I’m writing this already thinking of you. Some people will say that it is morbid to write
A Case For Marriage
Many people these days are pretty negative about marriage. For many, the concept of two people saving themselves for each other and then making a lifetime commitment to love and be faithful to each other for the rest of their lives (once referred to as the virtue and spiritual practice
To My Children: “Men Are Visual”
At almost seven and four, you are both far too young for this conversation now, but I was thinking about it and wanted to write a note to your future selves. At some point in your lives you will hear or pick up the message that “men are primarily visual
What I Said About the Election
[This past Sunday morning we took an unusual break in our service to talk about the recent presidential election. Here are my notes.] I want to take an unusual pause in our service this morning to have a pastoral chat about politics. Carrie was kind enough to make room in
Gun Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr. vs. John Lewis
Pretty much everyone knows who Martin Luther King Jr. is, but John Lewis is a little less familiar. Lewis has been a US Congressmen in my part of Georgia since 1987. He was also one of the major leaders of the Civil Rights movement – one of the few that