politics

trump’s president and i’m shutting down my blog (no, really)

Posted on 01/24/2017

in response to ‘the atlantic’: five ways to be part of the solution to little rock’s segregation problem

Posted on 04/28/2016

derek webb kickstarts 10th anniversary of ‘mockingbird’

Posted on 07/07/2015

‘house of cards’ talks god, shatters jesus (literally)

Posted on 03/03/2015

hemant mehta, the friendly atheist, thanks christians for their stance on homosexuality

Posted on 11/20/2014

fade to grey: the difference between equality and justice

Posted on 04/28/2014

pope francis channels shane claiborne, votes jesus for president

Posted on 11/26/2013

mike huckabee on supreme court’s DOMA decision: “jesus wept”

Posted on 06/27/2013

why i’m surprised rob bell came out in support of same sex marriage

Posted on 03/19/2013

what the final 60 seconds of ‘zero dark thirty’ tells us about war, torture

Posted on 01/15/2013

“super gay” brandi carlile talks salvation army, inadvertently talks jesus

Posted on 12/03/2012

post-election burning questions: will will ferrell keep his campaign promises?

Posted on 11/07/2012

the lever-ending story: looking back at this election season

Posted on 11/05/2012

5 reasons why this pastor is against ‘pulpit freedom sunday’

Posted on 10/08/2012

bill maher spars with ross douthat on religion, creationism, killing bin laden

Posted on 04/30/2012

should little rock police officers live in little rock?

Posted on 04/12/2012

how culturally connected should our president be?

Posted on 02/10/2012

how to pick a republican presidential candidate like a graphic designer

Posted on 01/12/2012

silence is golden: an unexpected lesson from uc davis and the occupy movement

Posted on 11/22/2011

who will be the martin luther king, jr. of the occupy movement?

Posted on 10/31/2011

education animated: reflections on divergent thinking, ADHD & the victimization of the arts

Posted on 09/20/2011

UPDATED :: what a difference a year makes: reflections on last year’s west memphis 3 vigil

Posted on 08/19/2011

the sacred/secular blur: how reading the bible or shane claiborne might be funding rupert murdoch’s empire

Posted on 07/18/2011

reflecting on hbo’s ‘how to die in oregon’

Posted on 05/31/2011

thy will be gun: the gospel according to bill maher

Posted on 05/16/2011

fear & loathing in abbottabad (and beyond)

Posted on 05/11/2011

amish for homeland security: shane claiborne weighs in on the killing of osama bin laden

Posted on 05/02/2011

blogging obama: re-election announcements & a brief blog history

Posted on 04/05/2011

public schools vs. charter schools -OR- what you are vs. what you aren’t

Posted on 01/07/2011

ivy retardation: why our educational ladder leads to a dead end

Posted on 12/10/2010

a litany to honor women from ‘common prayer: a liturgy for ordinary radicals’

Posted on 12/02/2010

bad apple: in response to the banned “anti-gay” app

Posted on 11/30/2010

i hate mustard [and other reasons why us americans have a hard time being like jesus]

Posted on 11/16/2010

a veterans day prayer of peace by shane claiborne

Posted on 11/11/2010

in response to hate: a few thoughts on clint mccance

Posted on 10/28/2010

beating up jesus: garry wills gets it right, driscoll…not so much

Posted on 10/27/2010

of wax and worship: reflections on last night’s west memphis 3 vigil

Posted on 09/30/2010

weekend worship: reflections on the west memphis 3 rally

Posted on 08/31/2010

the tweet heard ’round the world: a few words about segregation and educational options

Posted on 08/23/2010

why we should stop letting black people live in the quapaw quarter

Posted on 08/16/2010

more sheepishness: a few thoughts about our culture of fear

Posted on 07/14/2010

feeling sheepish: a few thoughts about concealed weapons in church

Posted on 07/12/2010

is barack obama a moderate republican?

Posted on 05/10/2010

agreeing to disagree, pt. 2: principles of civil discourse from don miller

Posted on 05/05/2010

agreeing to disagree: exploring the limits of social engagement

Posted on 05/04/2010

of protest and privilege: tim wise talks tea party and racial divide

Posted on 04/27/2010

praise the lord!: in pursuit of the american dream

Posted on 04/20/2010

when heritage is hate: virginia governor declares "confederate history month"

Posted on 04/07/2010

apple to fox news: you keep your glenn, we keep our money

Posted on 04/01/2010

faith without politics is dead

Posted on 03/30/2010

brian mclaren talks a new kind of christianity

Posted on 02/08/2010

relief roundup: how to help haiti

Posted on 01/14/2010

dissolution of marriage: a case for a church-state separation

Posted on 01/05/2010

the coolest thing i didn’t blog about in 2009 -OR- how i got published by spike lee

Posted on 01/01/2010

a diagram of the same sex marriage debate

Posted on 12/31/2009

25 in the 2000s: things that shaped the aughts

Posted on 12/27/2009

25 in the 2000s: religious stories

Posted on 11/29/2009

25 in the 2000s: an introduction

Posted on 11/28/2009

pro-abortion, anti-communion: when religion becomes a weapon

Posted on 11/25/2009

a solution to the little rock homeless problem: let them die

Posted on 10/29/2009

designing obama: scott thomas talks about obama design campaign

Posted on 10/26/2009

a graphic debate: liberals vs conservatives

Posted on 10/23/2009

join me in saying ‘no!’ to public libraries!

Posted on 10/02/2009

the theology of killing: jesus and our brother romell broom

Posted on 09/16/2009

brian mclaren: an open letter on healthcare to conservative christians

Posted on 08/12/2009

rant two: bill maher talks healthcare (insert ominous music here)

Posted on 08/09/2009

derek webb’s stockholm syndrome: the spirit vs. the kick drum

Posted on 08/03/2009

derek webb’s stockholm syndrome: cobra con

Posted on 07/26/2009

new series: derek webb’s stockholm syndrome track-by-track

Posted on 07/24/2009

my feeble attempt to avoid a rant: healthcare reform.

Posted on 07/22/2009

simply put, today i got censored.

Posted on 06/25/2009

shepard fairey and the icon process

Posted on 06/24/2009

twitter me this: iran, protests and social media

Posted on 06/17/2009

dick, sotomayor and gay marriage

Posted on 06/02/2009

supreme court nominee sotomayor: facts vs. experience vs. truth

Posted on 05/31/2009

two futures: a call for nuclear disarmament

Posted on 04/29/2009

world map according to americans

Posted on 04/14/2009

will ferrell prays to diet slice-drinking jesus

Posted on 04/11/2009

quote of the day

Posted on 04/02/2009

not so happy anniversary

Posted on 03/22/2009

the recession and the affluent church

Posted on 03/15/2009

is america a christian nation?

Posted on 02/23/2009

tired, worn & haggard: our brother ted

Posted on 02/03/2009

beware the sound of one hand clapping: intelligent design

Posted on 01/30/2009

religion roundup

Posted on 01/27/2009

stockholm syndrome

Posted on 01/26/2009

where there’s smoke, there’s fire

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inaugural jesus

Posted on 01/21/2009

evangelicalism smackdown: the battle for the bible belt

Posted on 01/11/2009

why obama won: reasons #437 & 438…

Posted on 12/30/2008

rick warren, lesbian rock stars and generative friendship

Posted on 12/24/2008

did anybody hear we’re gonna have a black president??

Posted on 11/16/2008

the real atlas: sad analogous observations

Posted on 11/14/2008

changeling by clint eastwood

Posted on 11/09/2008

great quote

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the times they are a-changin

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the day after…

Posted on 11/05/2008

president barack obama. finally.

Posted on 11/04/2008

24 karat bull.

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nerd alert! nerd alert!

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one final thought…

Posted on 11/03/2008

speaking of hulu…

Posted on 11/01/2008

why i can’t not vote for obama: a manifesto of hope

Posted on 10/30/2008

dance or die

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the church, politics and lies

Posted on 10/20/2008

incredible video

Posted on 10/19/2008

exciting design news

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attention liberal elite media…

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respect for mccain

Posted on 10/12/2008

the art of inspiration

Posted on 10/11/2008

the "m" word

Posted on 10/09/2008

thanks but no thanks, constantine

Posted on 10/05/2008

healthy, wealthy…and wise?

Posted on 10/04/2008

i can’t make this crap up.

Posted on 10/02/2008

pro life, pro obama

Posted on 10/01/2008

god hates blogs: the scurvy dogs

Posted on 09/23/2008

god hates blogs: the demigods

Posted on 09/21/2008

god hates blogs: demigods and scurvy dogs

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god hates upcoming blog teasers.

Posted on 09/19/2008

emobama

Posted on 09/17/2008

a generous paradoxy: an inconsistent truth

Posted on 09/13/2008

a generous paradoxy: i pledge allegiance?

Posted on 09/09/2008

a generous paradoxy: peace through weakness

Posted on 09/07/2008

would it be wrong to pray for irony?

Posted on 08/31/2008

mccain/palin???

Posted on 08/30/2008

3 years later: hurricane katrina

Posted on 08/29/2008

don miller prayer at the dnc

Posted on 08/25/2008

obama/biden ’08, part deux

Posted on 08/23/2008

obama/biden ’08

Posted on 08/22/2008

the power of graphic design

Posted on 08/11/2008

simple, yet profound

Posted on 08/01/2008

springfield and me, the giddy obama stalker

Posted on 07/30/2008

wow…

Posted on 07/17/2008

barack obama and my ironic timing

Posted on 07/16/2008

i’m just saying…

Posted on 06/04/2008

president obama

Posted on 06/03/2008