Judge Not Love Not
If you don’t judge people, you don’t love people. Loudly disagreeing is not raising an argument. It only proves that you are unteachable. Instead of closing your brain and “sharing your heart,” THINK for a change. The apostle Paul told Christians, “For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ […]
How To Stop Hate Crime Forever
Back in 2015 nine people died in a church in Charleston. Shootings are getting to be a common occurrence. But the frequency of the violence doesn’t make it easier to accept. No matter how many time we witness violence done to innocent people, we feel the same hopeless outrage. This is what happens when rational […]
How To Save 10 Hours A Week Online
There are only 24 hours in a day. But you have 25 hours of righteous indignation! What do you do? There are hundreds of inane or hateful Facebook posts every day. You’ve got to respond to all of them. Humanity teeters on the brink of moral and intellectual oblivion. Your wisdom is civilization’s last hope. […]
3 Reasons Why You Should Not “Live and Let Live”
It sounds open minded. “Just live and let live.” Even better when you stick a familiar pronoun at the end. “Live and let live, Bro.” Beautiful. How I wish it wasn’t just another worthless platitude. But alas, it is. Here are 3 reasons why. 1) People gonna disagree. No matter how accommodating you are …somebody […]
3 Reasons to Stop Saying “I’m Not Perfect”
Whenever you and I discuss morality, you tell me that you’re not perfect. You should cut that out. Here are three, flawed, imperfect reasons. 1. I already know it. You are being redundant. It is unnecessary to remind me of the obvious. It’s like repeatedly telling me, “I’m not a Bassett hound but…” Don’t worry. […]
How to Be Unhelpful Without Feeling Guilty
Have you ever happened upon a child crying in the grocery store? It breaks your heart, doesn’t it? Compassion demands that you try to help. “What’s wrong?” you ask gently. “I’m lost,” the child sobs. “No you’re not,” you reply with a smile. The child, looks up at you through tear filled eyes and wails, […]
Dear Non-Biker Christians
A few years ago there was a biker brawl in Waco, Texas. Yes. People were killed. That’s a bad thing. But… Have you ever been part of a biker gang? No? Then don’t judge. You haven’t walked in those biker’s shoes (boots). They’re the real victims. Stereotyped for years. Portrayed as the ‘bad guys’ in […]
Time To Quit Loving Gay People*
To my Christian brothers and sisters. Your plan worked. You succeeded. Your tireless commitment to ‘loving the sinner’… …has made sin the law of the land. Congrats! The Whitehouse looks like a float in a gay pride parade. Sexual immorality is now equal to the covenant of marriage. Equal. Sodomy is exactly the same as the […]
Proud of What, Exactly?
Did you think you could spend the entire month of June throwing glitter and waving rainbows in my face without getting any response from me? If so, you were wrong. Gay Pride. It’s a queer pairing of words. I understand them individually. Gay means – a bright, cheery pleasantness. I’m kidding! I’m kidding! That was […]
Learning from Vandalism
“Jason was here” Truth, no doubt. If we trust the spray painted lettering on the wall. And if we can’t have confidence in graffiti …we’re in sad shape indeed. Jason’s proclamation stirs me deeply. I want to know his motives. Maybe this is one of several Jasons I know. If that’s true, he could have called me. “Hey John! It’s Jason. I’m […]