Scribblings on Jesus and his kingdom from one repentant church-goer
Written in collaboration with Stephanie Reynolds. Deporting people from this land back to the land in which they were born for the simple reason that they do not have the correct paperwork to justify their presence in this land is morally wrong.1 Because I am Christian, my morality comes from Christ.2 This means that deportation … Continue reading Jesus Migration
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
Part One The east wind came through my screen door on the first day of September, still warm and carrying the smell of sweetness and fertilizer. At the bottom of the hill, a hundred-acre field of corn stands nearly ready for harvest. Out of this same door a hawk, perching on the porch railing, startled … Continue reading When the east wind blows
When the fog rolls over Detroit, I immediately lose sight of the city. Within moments, skyscrapers, steel, lights, signs, wonders, all disappear. Gone. The Ambassador Bridge, usually lining the horizon with spots of brightness, stoops into the river, grayed water seamlessly melting into blank sky. The world melts to bleakness. I live over a marina, … Continue reading The Other Side of the Boat
Regarding Life 