Bishop Budde and Progressive Christianity

January 22, 2025.Reading time 18 minutes.

The debate surrounding truth in America has extended to differing interpretations of Christianity, particularly highlighted by Bishop Budde’s sermon advocating mercy for the LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities. This polarized response reflects a larger issue: the recognition of Progressive Christianity, which, contrary to assumptions, constitutes a significant minority within American Christianity.

The Dangers of Voters Who Don’t Believe Trump

October 14, 2024.Reading time 15 minutes.

Look, I’m on the broad political left. So I get that if you’re a conservative voter and have read this far, you probably think I’m overblowing all of this.

But I’d ask you consider how his former Chief of Staff, General Mark Milley, has called Trump “Fascist to the core…”

The UMC and USA are “Center-Left”

February 1, 2024.Reading time 10 minutes.

The United Methodist Church is now a Center-Left denomination.America is a Center-Left Nation. These are the twin theses I want to put before you today. After the past several years of bitter and partisan theological infighting, our separation into UMC and GMC is now complete. Studies show fully one quarter of former-United Methodist Churches have […]

Jesse Jackson Had It Right

August 7, 2019.Reading time 57 minutes.

I voted for Ronald Reagan twice to be president.The next time I could vote, I voted for Jesse Jackson. If I was to write the story of my spiritual, social, and political transformation in two short sentences, those two would be it. Those two sentences are the metaphor for a social transformation that continues inside […]

Enemy-Making in a Time of Peace

October 30, 2018.Reading time 19 minutes.

If I had one book that I could force everyone in the world to read (and I know that I cannot…) it would be Sam Keen’s “Faces of the Enemy.” Besides the Bible, it’s hard to name a single book that has had a more profound impact on my life. I reread it often. I […]

Math on Alleged “Voter Fraud” in Texas

October 30, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

Voter fraud does not actually exist, and in Texas Greg Abbott is one of the people who helps to prove the case. So, let’s do the math for Texas, shall we? According to a story in the Dallas Morning news, since 2004 Attorney General Greg Abbott has prosecuted 66 cases of voter fraud in Texas. […]