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The NFL’s Punishment For Knocking a Woman Unconscious Is The Same As Their Punishment For Smoking Weed
I love football. I love this time of year. The days are getting shorter, it’s not a blazing hot all the time, and soon, it will be time for another disappointing season of Fantasy Football. I know, I know–I am a … Continue reading
Puberty, Personal Responsibility, and Getting What We Deserve
“I went through puberty.” This was the big secret a fourth grader in one of my classes felt the need to tell me (I do programing at three inner city schools that uses experiential education to focus on empathy-building, self-control, and alternatives … Continue reading
I’m Not Sad That Maya Angelou Died
Sure, I have tears in my eyes, but I wouldn’t really describe them as sad tears. I think these are tears of pride. I’m so proud of humanity for having a voice like hers. What a life! What a soul! … Continue reading
How To Keep Your Kids From Turning Gay
There are basically two sorts of people who are upset about Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend on ESPN after being drafted into the NFL. First, there are the sort who feels like his or her religious freedom is being infringed upon … Continue reading
How To Walk Through Walls
Please follow me down this rabbit hole…. Picture our solar system. We’ve got these planets spinning around this giant ball of fire–Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and (in our hearts) Pluto. As a kid, I went to … Continue reading
A Different Boston Marathon Story
As everyone memorialized and remembered the story of the Boston Marathon bombing, I was reminded again today of a story that is pregnant with hope. And redemption. And love. It is the story of the first woman to run in the … Continue reading
What To Do When It Snows In The South
I grew up in Michigan, but I’ve lived in Tennessee for about fourteen years. As I sit here right now, I’m doing three things: I’m watching bits and pieces of The Oscars, I’m trying to write this blog, and I’m checking … Continue reading
Tell Me If You Think I’m Going To Hell….
Not too long ago, I got shot in the chest. I was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked car, and a woman stuck a gun through the passenger window and demanded that I give her all my money. … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure
Tagged Anne Lamott, Certainty, Faith, Hell, Hope, Illusion of Certainty, Missionary of Uncertainty, The opposite of faith
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5 Things To Remember When Discussing This Duck Dynasty Mess
“Just when I thought I was out…. They pull me back in.” ~ Michael Corleone If you haven’t already heard, you will shortly: A&E has suspended some dude (I don’t know what his name is, and I really don’t even … Continue reading
Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure
Tagged 5 Things To Remember, Discussing Duck Dynasty., Duck Dynasty, Homosexuality, Jesus, The Church
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The Unforgivable Sin Of Bumper Stickers
A few years ago, a study on road rage showed a positive correlation between the number of bumper stickers that were on a car and the likelihood of the driver to lose it and freak out on somebody. It didn’t … Continue reading
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