Okay Senator, You Asked…
I don’t usually wade in to the political cesspool, but this was too good to pass up. I don’t think Senator McMorris-Rodgers was expecting quite this response to her Facebook query. BUT, a response is...
View ArticleWhen Faith Fails
I’ve been vacillating between a couple different topics over the last week or so. Things that have been on my mind but, for the most part, things I haven’t been able to put a positive or constructive...
View ArticleThe War on Christmas? We’ve Already Lost
Can I just say that I’m more than a little disheartened that the first volley in this year’s “War on Christmas” seems to be over a red coffee cup. I hate to be the one to say it, but for me, this...
View ArticleBEING RIGHT ≠ BEING LOVE
“…to people who think they have the power to read the entirety of another person’s story after a glance in a store aisle, or a report in a newspaper, or a 140-character tweet.” Mom Has A Powerful...
View ArticleOf street preachers and racing semis
I’ve seen this meme posted over the recent past by more than a few well-meaning Christians. And, it got me to thinking: Is this really how we, as believers, see ourselves? How we see the world? How we...
View ArticleMy Last Post as Spiritual Drift
This will be my last post as Spiritual Drift. I can no longer find the words. Since my last post, and given the current climate of our nation, both politically and spiritually, I simply can’t think of...
View ArticleA Christian Without a Religion
“For the last few years, Christians— particularly white evangelicals — continue to sing the words: “Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders …” but fail to realize the shameful irony that...
View ArticleHi, My Name’s Kent and I’m a Snowflake….
In the past, I’ve been accused of this thing called “hypergrace”; of going overboard in such hot button areas as “acceptance” and “inclusion”. It was an accusation I backpedaled from for longer than I...
View ArticleJesus Freaks & Donald Trump | Commonweal Magazine
This is an interesting article from Julia Marley, one that made me go, “Hmmm…” Definitely fodder for some interesting conversation. I’d love thoughts from some of my readers. “I first started thinking...
View ArticleHow Can Everything Be Sacred?
(reprinted from Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations 1/2/2018) The three monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) teach that one Creator formed all things. There is thus a radical unity at the...
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