Binding my Broken Heart
Last night at about 9 pm I posted the above image on Facebook. At that point I was growing very concerned about the direction of the election and thought this was a funny parody of …
Rondall Reynoso
Mormon Christs
Introduction A couple of years back, I wrote a six-part series entitled Five Evangelical Christs. My academic research is on the relationship between religion and contemporary art; so, of course, images of Christ are a …
The Colin Kaepernick Situation
For several weeks, Colin Kaepernick has been quietly sitting on the San Francisco 49ers sideline during the national anthem. But, he had been injured and out of uniform so nobody really noticed. But, this last …
A Priestly Funeral
It has been a hard week. I received some bad news about my Ph.D. program on Monday and then a few minutes after reading that email, I got an e-mail that my Ph.D. Advisor had …
Let’s just admit it, Evangelicals love Trump
Evangelicals Love Trump Every once in a while I run across an article that I wish I would have written. “In Love with Donald Trump” written by Rev. Robert Cunningham of Tates Creek Presbyterian Church is …
Reflecting on Lollipop Christian Movie Plots
The un-profound Christian Movie This is a subject I have thought about many times over the years. Sometimes, it will be because I just saw a sentimental Christian movie claiming profundity. Other times, it is …
Confessions of a Bernie Sanders Supporter on the Day After
I have to admit I found Bernie’s defeat yesterday more emotionally taxing than I expected. I think that had less to do with the pure politics of it than it had to do with how …
Baylor, Scandal, and Christian Cowardice
The scandal at Baylor University is all the buzz right now. (Read here for a good recap or here) This week news broke that the University was “firing” President Ken Starr for his failure to investigate allegations …
The Myth of the Myth of Trump Evangelicals
Are Trump Evangelicals really a Myth? Trump is making a lot of evangelicals very uncomfortable. What is really making them uncomfortable though is the idea that so many evangelicals are supporting him. It first came …
Louisiana College: Aguillard No More
Honestly, the last article I wrote on Joe Aguillard and Louisiana College I thought would be my last. Actually, the last two articles. But, things worth mentioning keep happening. Add to that, the e-mails I get …