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I’ll Take Some Syrian Refugees At My House.
Hi. My name is Chris. I’m a Christian… and I realize that word carries with it a whole lot of baggage–probably more negative than positive, unfortunately. When people ask me if I’m a Christian (it happens every once in a while), I … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Christian, Freedom Fries, Immigrants, Inigo Montoya, Jesus, Paris Attack, Refugees, Syrian Refugees
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Prayers For Paris, and Prayers For Our Hearts
Like many of you, I have had tears in my eyes all night. I have been watching the stories come in about these murders in Paris, and just like everyone else, my heart is breaking. It breaks for the families … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus
Tagged Christianity, Ideology of Separation, Islam, Nonviolence, Paris, Paris Attacks, Peace, Pray For Paris
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Ten Things You Could Have Done, Officer Fields, Instead of Choke Slam a 15-Year Old–As Written By Someone With Extensive Experience in Children Not Doing What They Are Asked
The following was written by Marie Cushing, a teacher in Memphis, TN’s Achievement School District. She has worked for Teach For America, and she is a gifted writer, educator, and communicator. It is reposted here with her permission…. Ask her to … Continue reading
We Don’t Know The Whole Story….
By now, many of you have probably already seen the disturbing video of a high school girl in South Carolina being flipped over and dragged out of her desk by a police officer for refusing to comply with his orders. … Continue reading
Substitutionary Atonement Is Miracle Gro For Atheists
We want all the accounts to be paid, because the real thing that offends us is grace. We look around at all this mess, and we say “SOMEONE HAS TO PAY FOR THIS!” And to hear otherwise offends us to our very core, but that is what God has been saying all along. He’s been saying “You can trust me. I love you, and I’ve got this. Now LIVE that way.” Continue reading
Five People or Things I’d Rather Vote For Than Donald Trump
There is still a lot of time before the presidential primaries. And I’ve been thinking that I should do more than just writing about “Why It’s Okay For Christians To Call Donald Trump A Jackass.” I need to give people some other … Continue reading
Why It’s Okay For Christians To Call Donald Trump A Jackass
I posted a story on Facebook today that had a link to a video of Donald Trump getting called out by a young man for telling a lie in a speech he made. When the young man started to clarify … Continue reading
We’re A Nation Of Sodomites…. Just Not In The Way You’re Thinking
I didn’t hear about this story until today, so maybe you haven’t heard about it either…. But a county here in Tennessee is considering taking up an official resolution pleading with God to not destroy their county when he finally brings … Continue reading
Finding Hope In The Midst of Mass Shootings
There is a disgusting little dance we do every time there is another mass shooting in America. Here is what it looks like: News of yet another mass shooting comes out. There are renewed calls for some kind of regulations that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Experiential Education, Gun Culture, Gun violence, Guns, Hope, Mass Shootings, NRA, Oregon Shooting
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The Boeskool 
16 Things Refugees Are Like…
You guys–You are aware this stuff is being recorded, right? Seriously. Very few things on the internet ever actually disappear. And someday our kids or our grandkids are going to see the crazy, fear-filled, inaccurate shit you’ve been typing into … Continue reading →