Note: The following essay was submitted in draft form for a collection to which I was invited to contribute called “Letters to the Field” (of curriculum studies).… Read more “My Long, Strange Curriculum Journey”
Category: Current Events
Without a Country. Why isn’t this obvious?
In 1973, Cliff Robertson starred in an ABC Movie of the Week production of Edward Everett Hale’s story, “The Man Without a Country.” In it, an American… Read more “Without a Country. Why isn’t this obvious?”
Religious Liberty in the U.S. and cat pictures
I ran across this paper I wrote for a Religious Liberty class at McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University. I didn’t think it was half bad, so… Read more “Religious Liberty in the U.S. and cat pictures”
World’s Greatest Anti-Racism, Restorative Justice Resource List
As part of my UCC Sacred Conversations to End Racism (SC2ER) class, I collected these resources from online sources. Although I blatantly lifted them, I have cited… Read more “World’s Greatest Anti-Racism, Restorative Justice Resource List”
White People, What Are We Thinking?
It’s time for white people to check our thinking. Right now. What are we thinking? I don’t mean, as in, What are we THINKING?? No, I mean,… Read more “White People, What Are We Thinking?”
Just Keep Swimming: Pandemic Edition
This is my first blog post since everything has changed. Everything. So where to start? To begin with, today I am not going to talk about the… Read more “Just Keep Swimming: Pandemic Edition”
Alabama Gilead: The Beguiling of Conservative Women
for Jenny Nixon Last weekend, I attended the National Gathering of the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ, a denomination with a history of social… Read more “Alabama Gilead: The Beguiling of Conservative Women”
A Game of Thrones Travelogue: Or, Finding Community in a LaQuinta in Orlando, Florida
Like all GoT fans, Sarah and I had been awaiting Season 8 for two years. For the last month, we’ve been organizing our weeks around Sunday nights… Read more “A Game of Thrones Travelogue: Or, Finding Community in a LaQuinta in Orlando, Florida”
Inflaming the Christian Right: Franklin Graham, Pete Buttigieg, and Changing Our Mind
It should come as no surprise that they’re coming for Pete Buttigieg. He’s smart, frank, funny, personable, courageous~~everything in a politician that would constitute a threat to… Read more “Inflaming the Christian Right: Franklin Graham, Pete Buttigieg, and Changing Our Mind”
Remembering Sri Lanka on Earth Day 2019: A Lament Psalm
Update: CBS News confirmed that an Islamist extremist group claims responsibility as retaliation for the NZ Christchurch bombing. Seems ISIS and the locals are vying for top… Read more “Remembering Sri Lanka on Earth Day 2019: A Lament Psalm”
Just Keep Swimming 