Monthly Archives: September 2014

A Christian Response To Cutting Off People’s Heads

Posted on September 26, 2014 by theboeskool

Over the next couple of days, you’re about to hear a whole lot of hatred spewed from people who feel like their hatred is justified. A man in Oklahoma has murdered a woman he worked with–reportedly by beheading. It is also … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Christian Response to Cutting Off People's Heads, Alton Nolen, Islam, Islamophobia, Jesus, Oklahoma Beheading, Spreading Fear | 8 Comments

The Speech I Wish Obama WOULD Have Given….

Posted on September 24, 2014 by theboeskool

Yesterday the United States started bombing ISIS/ISIL/IS targets within Syria. Over the past few weeks, we have been bombing targets in Iraq as well. On September 10th, President Obama addressed the country and gave a speech detailing his plan for the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Boots on the ground, Cost of War, ISIL, Jesus, Loving Your Enemies, Military Strikes in Syria, Nonviolence, Obama, Pearl Harbor | 20 Comments

Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, and The Spirit of God

Posted on September 13, 2014 by theboeskool

I come from “a broken home.” A broken home…. What does that even mean? Most people define a broken home as one where the parents got divorced, but my home was broken by domestic abuse long before it was ever “broken” by divorce. My … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged #WhyIStayed, Adrian Peterson, Andy Dufresne, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Hope, Howard Zinn, Janay Palmer, Learning What Not To Do, Nonviolence, Ray Rice, Shawshank Redemption, The Spirit of God | 10 Comments

Raising Daughters In A World Full Of Hardee’s Commercials

Posted on September 6, 2014 by theboeskool

We almost never watch live TV anymore. When the TV is on, it’s mostly Netflix these days, but every once in a while, we watch live events. And it’s happened more than once now, where all of a sudden, my kids … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Activism, Andy Puzder, Boycott Hardee's, Carl's Jr, Hardee's, Hardee's Commercials, Not Buying It, Raising Daughters, Self-Image, Sexism | 22 Comments

How To Find A Church When You’ve Given Up On Church

Posted on September 2, 2014 by theboeskool

About three years ago, I decided I wasn’t going to go to Church anymore. Like many of you, I grew up going to church…. But like many of you, there came a time when it just didn’t work for me anymore. … Continue reading →