Author Archives: theboeskool

Loving Your Neighbor In A Pandemic

Posted on March 14, 2020 by theboeskool

This coronavirus has got people SCARED. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen people this scared in my lifetime. Not even after 9/11. I think people are much more comfortable when we can put a FACE to our fears — … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged America First, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fear, Flatten the curve, Hand Sanitizer, Hoarding, Jesus, Loving your neighbor in a pandemic, Pandemic, Panic Buying, Politicizing, Stock Market, Toilet paper, Trump Cult, White Supremacy | 3 Comments

The Top 4 Plans Mike Pence Has For Stopping The Coronavirus

Posted on February 27, 2020 by theboeskool

Yes, Donald Trump has named Mike Pence as “Coronavirus Czar.” It’s his responsibility to keep our country safe from the virus that has spread over Asia and parts of Europe. Now, this might strike some as an odd choice… Seeing … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 3) Bathroom Humor | Tagged Anti-intellectualism, Build that wall, Canadian Healthcare, Coronavirus, Coronavirus czar, Global warming, God's Plan, God's will, Hedge of protection, Judd Legum, Mike Pence, Stopping the coronavirus, The Mike Pence Rule, Thoughts and Prayers, Trump | 2 Comments

The Pure, Unfiltered Hellscape That Is The School Drop-Off Line

Posted on February 25, 2020 by theboeskool

Each morning I visit hell. Not Hell, Michigan, and not some fiery, figurative Gehenna-ish hell that Jesus talked about in the Bible… but the ACTUAL HELL, right here on earth. I load my kids into the car, and I drive … Continue reading →

Posted in 3) Bathroom Humor, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Cutting in line, Fried Green Tomatoes, Gehenna, Hell on earth, Mad Max, Satan's Anus, School Drop-off Line, School rules, The Virtue of Selfishness, Towanda | 5 Comments

Praying For The End Of The World, “Not Wanting To Get Political,” and Other Christian Nonsense

Posted on February 7, 2020 by theboeskool

Have you ever heard someone say, “Jesus, come quickly”? It’s usually something Christians say when things feel particularly crazy or disordered or hopeless. The thought is that things are so messed up, and our only hope of getting them sorted … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Christian Politics, Christians, Eschatology, Global warming, Jesus, Not wanting to get political, Praying for the end of the world, Sanford and Son, The 2nd Coming, The Big One, The end times, The Kingdom of God, Thoughts and Prayers | 2 Comments

For The Christians Upset About The Super Bowl Halftime Show…

Posted on February 3, 2020 by theboeskool

I know, I know… There was a lot of skin during the halftime show. A lot of belly dancing. A lot of booty shaking. A lot of hips not lying. A lot of gyrating and pole dancing. And yes, we … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Christian hypocrisy, J Lo, Jennifer Lopez, NFL, Pole Dancing, Purity Culture, Shakira, Super Bowl Halftime Show | 65 Comments

Trump Lied About There Being “No Casualties.” Then He Dismissed Traumatic Brain Injuries As “Headaches”

Posted on January 27, 2020 by theboeskool

After Donald Trump ordered the assassination of Iran’s Qasem Soleimani with a drone strike, Iran responded by firing 22 missiles as U.S. military bases in Iraq. Usually, a country firing missiles at our military bases would be pretty giant news… … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged "No Casualties", 34 U.S. Soldiers, Depression, Faux Outrage, Headaches, Impeachment, Iran Nuclear Deal, Missile Attacks, PTSD, Soleimani, TBIs, Tethered to Trump, Tom Cotton, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Trump, Veterans, VFW | Leave a comment

Here’s How To Tell If Your Church Is Trash

Posted on January 16, 2020 by theboeskool

I heard a song today. It gave me hope — Which is something that seems to be increasingly rare these days… ESPECIALLY songs that have anything to do with Jesus or the Church or Christianity. But it happened, and I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Church Music, Daniel Deitrich, Great songs to sing in church, Hope, How to tell if your church is trash, Hymn For The 81%, Progressive Christianity, Putting kids in cages, Songs for worship leaders, The Cult of Trump, Trump Worship, White Evangelicals | 7 Comments

A Tip That Left Me In Tears

Posted on January 11, 2020 by theboeskool

It was the last table of the night. These two girls sat down in my section… They looked to be about 20-ish. I suppose that makes them young women. But if I’m telling the story, I’m probably calling them “girls.” … Continue reading →

Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged A tip that left me in tears, Dieting, Don't Give Up, Generosity, Kate Bush, Kindness, Pay It Forward, Peter Gabriel, Server stories, Tipping, Whole30 | 17 Comments

5 Analogies To Explain Trump’s Iran Mess

Posted on January 9, 2020 by theboeskool

Yesterday the moron who is currently the president of the United States of America stood in front of a microphone, and he slurred and sniffed his way through a rambling mess of a speech about Iran… 58 times. He sniffed … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged 15 ballistic missiles, Frank & beans, How did we get here?, Iran, Iran Nuclear Deal, Iran timeline, Putin's Puppet, Russia, Soleimani, The arsonist & the firefighter, Trump slur | 2 Comments

Impeachment, For Those Of You Who Might Be A Little Confused

Posted on December 21, 2019 by theboeskool

So listen… I realize there are a lot of folks out there who are confused about what is going on right now with this whole impeachment thing. And tonight, while I was attempting to explain the facts behind the impeachment … Continue reading →