Are You Okay?
“Are you okay?” Reportedly, those were the last words of Alex Pretti as he sought to protect two women who were being assaulted by government agents. I am not okay. No one should be okay …
Politics
Stories about Trump’s Son Being Close to Salvation are Gross
Over the last few days, I have seen story after story about how a pastor and TikToker has claimed that Barron Trump is close to salvation. I hope it is true that Barron is close …
Gun Violence: Perfect love drives out fear
We are all weary of the gun control discussions. This essay was first published after a school shooting that was the 40th school shooting of that year and the 26th mass shooting of that year. …
This Is How We Pray Today
The poem, some say, has been given to us for times when prose cannot express the heart. It’s an art form that has been used to elevate, to devastate, and to strike a mood. It …
Sodom and the sin of the Church
Is the church and America guilty of the sin of Sodom? Wow! What a provocative question. Given the political culture in the USA right now, the mind automatically goes to issues like same-sex marriage and …
Mandates From the Masses and the Call to Courageous Christian Scholarship
I am pausing to reflect on the fickle fate of kings as I prepare to unleash the French Revolution in my undergraduate civilization class next semester. January anniversaries present an interesting study of both the …
The Black Swan and the Fragility of American Democracy
When Nassim Nicholas Taleb wrote The Black Swan, he was talking about the type of events that show up uninvited and rearrange the furniture of the world before anyone has a chance to say, “Wait, …
White America… Take Responsibility and Repent
Last week was a hard week for our nation. I haven’t sat watching the news, fighting tears swelling in my eyes, since Hurricane Katrina. But, in that case, my tears were over a natural tragedy. …
To Those Who Knock
It was May of 2014, and I was staying Memorial Day weekend at All Saints of America Orthodox Church in De Queen, AR. I woke up early Saturday morning to take a day trip. I …
Facts are Stubborn Things
Private Hugh White stamped his feet and rubbed his hands together to warm them in the blistering cold of a March evening in Boston. Snow blanketed the ground around the Custom House he was tasked …