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I Love My Country. But Let’s Not Kid Ourselves.

America is a great country. But the US Capitol Insurrection is part of a long, dark, racial history in the United States. — “This isn’t who we are.” President-elect Joe Biden said these words in the aftermath of Wednesday’s assault on the US Capitol. Politicians like to say this during events like this. I believe that President-elect Biden and others who use that phrase mean nothing but good. …

Racism

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I Love My Country. But Let’s Not Kid Ourselves.
I Love My Country. But Let’s Not Kid Ourselves.
Racism

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2 days ago

Mourning the Missing Middle of Retail

Let us mourn the passing of regional discount department store chains. — There’s a picture of my Dad from the mid-1970s where he is standing at the counter of a store. I don’t know who took it, but since it was a Polaroid and those were the going camera at the time, my guess it was a store clerk. …

Retail

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Mourning the Missing Middle of Retail
Mourning the Missing Middle of Retail
Retail

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Mar 4

What’s the Good Word

Why the Benediction Matters. — Being the pastor of a small congregation, I’ve been tasked with putting together the Sunday bulletin. I will look at various websites that have liturgies available for use and I usually can find the call to worship, the invocation, and the confession. …

Religion

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What’s the Good Word
What’s the Good Word
Religion

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Mar 2

These Are Not the Evangelicals You Are Looking For

White Evangelicals May Not Be the Real Story. — White evangelical. Ever since Donald Trump’s surprise win in 2016, I’ve heard that phrase over and overused by journalists, academics, pastors, writers, and others. It has been used to describe who was most responsible for putting Trump in the White House and it’s launched many a career as folk seek…

Evangelicals

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These Are Not the Evangelicals You Are Looking For
These Are Not the Evangelicals You Are Looking For
Evangelicals

7 min read


Feb 11

Weekly Checkin: The Devil and Mr. Santos

Why George Santos’ Lies Matter. —

State Of The Union

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Weekly Checkin: The Devil and Mr. Santos
Weekly Checkin: The Devil and Mr. Santos
State Of The Union

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Feb 11

Weekly Checkin: Bearing Christ’s Light After The Tragedy in Memphis

A Pastor Looks at the death of Tyre Nichols, the Police and how people of faith should respond. — Tyre Nichols cried for his mother as he was being beaten by Memphis police a few hundred yards from home. How do followers of Jesus respond? We respond by remembering that Jesus calls us bearers of his light in the world. Note: The correct name of the pastor is Bob…

Tyre Nichols

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Weekly Checkin: Bearing Christ’s Light After The Tragedy in Memphis
Weekly Checkin: Bearing Christ’s Light After The Tragedy in Memphis
Tyre Nichols

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Jan 24

Ghost of a Chance

It seems pointless to Hope the GOP can change from its current trajectory. But what other choice is there? — In the aftermath of the 2012 election where Barak Obama was reelected over Mitt Romney, leaders within the GOP came up with a document to explain why the party lost and what it needed to do going forward. The Autopsy was a thorough understanding of the situation, urging the party…

Politics

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Ghost of a Chance
Ghost of a Chance
Politics

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Jan 4

Only Love Can Rebuild the GOP

A Post-Trump Republican Party Needs People Who Care About the Party to lead it after the horror of Donald Trump. — I’ve always been a bit of a squish when it comes to being on the center right. …

Republican Party

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Only Love Can Rebuild the GOP
Only Love Can Rebuild the GOP
Republican Party

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Dec 27, 2022

A Less Perfect Union

The Pretense of Race Liberalism is Fading Away. That’s a Bad Thing. — I don’t know when it happened, but over the last few years, I stopped communicating what I thought about race. Being African American, race has always been something I’ve have to contend with in my own life. It wasn’t some kind of burden, but since an early age,I’ve always been…

Race

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A Less Perfect Union
A Less Perfect Union
Race

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Nov 8, 2022

Democracy Dies In Despair

It’s the loss of hope that can kill a democracy. — I’m not looking forward to election night. I think a number of candidates that are not ready for primetime, who built their campaigns on division and lies will win Tuesday. I think the upcoming Congress will be an endless of stream of crap and not focused on, you know governing. …

Democracy

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Democracy Dies In Despair
Democracy Dies In Despair
Democracy

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Dennis Sanders

Dennis Sanders

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Middle-aged Midwesterner. I write about religion, politics and culture. Podcast: churchandmain.org newsletter: https://churchandmain.substack.com/

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