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One of the unfortunate aspects of being a print journalist is that I can’t share links in the newspaper, and…
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I feel like I should start whatever this piece of writing is going to be with a disclaimer similar…
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  I published the column below in Velocity Weekly in 2009 after seeing the movie, Pray the Devil Back to…
I’ve grown up attending wakes and funerals for people of my grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ generations. At these sad memorials…
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“His demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity.” ~President Barack Obama “I’ve never…
This country is segregated and polarized, and I am part of the problem. But my Christian faith informs me of how to solve it. I have to know who the real enemy is.
What I think about NPR firing Juan Williams
I’m worried that the results of Election Day 2010 could make Christianity a hard sell. What if the Tea Party movement is actually of God?
