PinnedYour JourneyOver the past years, I have had the pain and the privilege of going on a journey. It was one that has taken me from the familiar and comfortable and into the unknown. The origin of this journey was pain. The pain of my own making, the pain inflicted on…Lonliness7 min readLonliness7 min read
Dec 3, 2020Hope in the AshesI began writing a story with the opening and closing scenes. This was my closing scene. He was now done looking at the photo. There was nothing he could do about the past. Nothing that could be accomplished by staying here depressed. The house was empty and cold. He would…Lonliness2 min readLonliness2 min read
Nov 28, 2020Fragments of JoyHe was staring out the window of the room that they had moved him to. The small box of his possessions sat on a table by his chair. On the top was a book. Protruding from the pages was a bookmark where he must have stopped reading. Right hand reaching…Memories3 min readMemories3 min read
Nov 13, 2020The Serial Killer Within You“Gossip is a hit-man, slander is a serial killer.” We live in a time when that which was once considered an ultimate evil is not only praised, but rewarded financially. Consider the exposé, the gossip column, the “reality” show. It is easy to forget that what we say, what we…Gossip5 min readGossip5 min read
Jul 6, 2020To My Fellow White Folk Please Hear Me!We are at a historic moment in time. The events that have led to the reckoning that is part of the slogan “Black lives matter” has been a long time coming. For centuries our fellow citizens of color have faced unbelievable battles to attain the basic rights of our founding…BlackLivesMatter4 min readBlackLivesMatter4 min read
Jun 13, 2020Racism for White PeopleBeing white is not the issue. No one is blaming you for the fact that white privilege exists. You didn’t create the system of racial injustice, it was here for centuries before you were born. But supporting that system today is the issue. Denying it exists is the issue. Staying silent when others are suffering injustice is the issue. It is time to quit defending ourself against the perception that we are being blamed for white privilege and systemic injustice and instead work so that there will be nothing to be blamed for.BlackLivesMatter1 min readBlackLivesMatter1 min read
Jun 11, 2020Why Conservative Christians Support TrumpHaving spent much of my life in the world of conservative Christianity, I am going to try and explain what I have seen, both in the present and my youth. To try to explain what I see as a major problem for conservative Christians being able to hear criticism of…Trump6 min readTrump6 min read
Jun 5, 2020The Fire This Time — Trump and Civil DisobedienceThe Fire This Time — Trump and Civil Disobedience I was recently sent this article by a friend. I am appealing to my “conservative” friends to consider this. This is from The Nation, a paper that has been in continual print since the Civil War when in 1865 it replaced…Constitution2 min readConstitution2 min read
May 24, 2020So You Think You Are Not A RacistWhenever I set out to write these kinds of articles, I think, “how can I, a white person, write about racism.” It has benefitted me, or at least not hurt me. I have not felt the backlash, the fear of being in the wrong place for my color, the fear…Anti Racism9 min readAnti Racism9 min read
May 12, 2020Article in MIRS October 24, 2012October 28, 2012 at 11:50 PM Just How Negative Is The 2012 Presidential Campaign? Recent exchanges between President Barack OBAMA and Republican nominee Mitt ROMNEY have some major news outlets suggesting that between the debates and the SuperPAC campaign ads, negative campaigning and attack ads are hitting new extremes. But…2012 Election7 min read2012 Election7 min read
