I Wish You Had a Muslim Neighbor
Up in Washington, D.C., there are plenty of ignorant folks who assume evangelical southerners like me are judgmental, closed-minded, and prejudiced in all kinds of ways. It’s sad and frustrating, but...
View ArticleThank God for that Awful Lady in the Lexus
The other day, I was just minding my own business, trying to get to work, when a woman in a black Lexus brought out the worst in me. I was trying to park in a garage in downtown Washington, D.C., which...
View ArticleStunned by a Stranger’s Apology in D.C. Traffic
I don’t flip people off in traffic, but this week, I felt like doing it. I was in rush hour traffic and was trying to get across downtown D.C. to get a haircut. It is difficult to find street parking...
View ArticleWriting about LGBT Issues is Hard — Loving People Doesn’t Have to Be
Last week, I got a good taste of being misunderstood after I published a piece on Boundless called “Is Your Church as Friendly as a Gay Bar?” I spent hours on it, prayed over it, went back and forth...
View ArticleBefore You Go on a Social Media Rant About Alton Sterling
Right now, many Americans are reeling after the tragic death of Alton Sterling, an African-American man in Baton Rouge who was shot by officers for reasons that are still under investigation. At the...
View ArticleWalking the Straight and Narrow While Dressed in Blue
There’s a lot of talk about the motivations of police officers these days, and I think that in all the polarizing discussions, it’s easy to forget the humanity of all the people involved—including the...
View ArticleWhen a Man Wears Underwear to the Gym
A few years ago my buddy Shon and I were working out at the gym when I saw something that baffled me: a middle-aged guy in the gym walking around in his T-shirt, sneakers and his underwear. Yes, his...
View ArticleHow to Gradually Ruin a Good Relationship
A few years ago, I was in a dysfunctional situation with a couple of other people — one was my boss, the other was my coworker. And like most dysfunctional relationships, it didn’t happen overnight....
View ArticleSometimes the Truth (About Yourself) Hurts
One time, I told my friend Steve that I was going to ask God to humble me. Steve said, “I wouldn’t do that. Scripture says to humble yourself. You don’t want God to have to do it.” Along that vein,...
View ArticleThe Dangerous World of the Inner Circle
It was Friday night in Petal, Mississippi. I was 17 years old and I decided to do something risky, something bold, something I had never done before: I drove up to a gas station. It may not seem an...
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