Tag: America

  • The Question I Should(n’t) Ask

    Bryce summarizes the gospel preached to him for the past 10 years.

  • The Obfuscation of the Overtaxed in 1776

    In reading James Kirchick’s book Secret City I realized there’s so much history that has been conveniently forgotten or obtusely lied about. The Lavender Scare, an illegitimate excommunication of thousands of gay federal workers, lasted decades longer than the widely known Red Scare and impacted exceptionally more lives, including those of unsuspecting wives and children.…

  • Flags on Sunday

    The Fourth of July, the independence day for the United States, landing on a Sunday this year allows for a unique opportunity for American Christians to evaluate our own personal relationship between both the flag and the cross and make adjustments as necessary. An inescapable reality is that our identities as Christian and our identities…

  • The Idolatry of Safety

    The week one topic is introduced. How is safety an idol?

  • What if it’s okay to be okay?

    Last month I wrote a post that blew up. It was seen around the world and became our most popular post. It stirred meaningful, intentional conversation on my Facebook feed, in my messages, over texts and calls. How people felt pretty much boiled down to the same basic points. People couldn’t agree what the root…