Scribblings on Jesus and his kingdom from one repentant church-goer
If we denounced Donald Trump, how many congregants would leave our pews? In 2004, Pastor Greg Boyd gave a sermon entitled “The Cross and the Sword,” in which he claimed that a “significant segment of American evangelicalism is guilty of nationalistic and political idolatry.” Over a thousand people left his church after the sermon.1 Boyd … Continue reading Donald Trump and the American Gospel
When I told my mom that the neighbor had cut down the trees in the large field at the bottom of our hill, she cried. This practice—removing hedge rows and wooded plots—is a common agricultural practice used in the land around me to maximize yields per acre. It makes sense for my neighbor to maximize … Continue reading To Fell a Tree
Content warning: statistics of drug use, depression, and suicide are discussed in this article. Preface To those in the church, I want to talk about the casualties of American Evangelicalism, specifically those casualties who are queer. I will not be talking about biblical texts as they relate to homosexuality or marriage. I am unwilling to … Continue reading The Proof of the Pudding: LGBTQ Casualties of American Evangelicalism
Regarding Life 