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Measuring The Problem
I am blessed with having some wonderful nerds in my life. They love numbers and working with numbers to help them understand and explain the world. [It is the second week of July 2020. Last week (see “Black Power & Little Micah“) I started writing about race and current events
Black Power And Little Micah
I was stunned when I first heard it some years ago, but in a number of variations, I hear it far more frequently these days – “Black people don’t have power.” It is typically well-intentioned white people that say things like this, but I find it blatantly inaccurate, demeaning, disrespectful,
Evolution VS Morality
Perhaps you will remember learning in school about the famed 1925 circus of a court proceeding commonly referred to as the “Scopes Monkey Trial.” I believe it is the most famous trial in American history regarding whether or not Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution should be taught in public school
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
Islam: What Does the Qur’an Say – Discussion With Phillip Stokes, PhD
Earlier this week I posted a write up I did on what the Qur’an says, based on my first reading of the Qur’an (That I might have better titled, “My First Reading of the Qur’an”). You can read that HERE. The post sparked a conversation on Facebook with one of
The Two Elements of Trust
When someone says that they do or do not trust someone, they are making a statement about their belief in either someone’s competency, their character, or both. Competency is someone’s ability to do a particular thing and to do it well. Someone’s character is their commitment to do what is
A Christian Approach to Living in a Violent Society
Part 3 of 4 – What the Blue Team is Missing (read Part 1 HERE) While the Blue Team does a great job of recognizing the role that moral agency or free will plays in the violence in our society, works to protect the sanctity of human life from those