Believers are not primarily black Christians or white Christians. We are Christians. Period. Every other descriptor is secondary.
Not My People: Race vs. Culture
The Rise of Racism in Reformed Circles
I was going to jump on here and rant about how ridiculous the rise of racism is among some in Reformed circles but then I remembered my pastor had already done the leg work. I'm going to link his article for anyone interested in all the reasons this movement is not only unbiblical but ungodly.…
7 Ways to Honor Christ this Halloween
I grew up in Savannah, Georgia in the late 90s and early 2000s (hands down the best era!) and had a magical childhood. Apart from chasing the ice cream trucks in the summer and going frog hunting with the neighborhood kids after an evening storm, my fondest memories are of Halloween. I know that's an…
Charlie Kirk and the Sin of Slander
I'll keep this short and sweet since I'm sure most of us have been inundated with news of the horrific murder of conservative and Christian Charlie Kirk, but I do think there's a lesson here to be learned for those of us in the church. I'm not the first and I won't be the last…
Insurrection: A Sin Worthy of Death
The Rebellion of Korah (Numbers 16:1-19) 16 Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, who were Reubenites, took men 2 and rebelled against Moses, along with some of the Israelites, 250 leaders of the community, chosen from the assembly, famous men. 3 And they…
I Wore Dresses for 30 Days: Here’s What I Learned
Recently, I had a video pop up in my YouTube feed about a young Christian woman who decided to wear only dresses for 30 days and document her journey. The title had included something to the effect of the process being "life-changing." Of course, sucker that I am, I clicked. Since that video, YouTube has…
An Experimental Double Sestina
I know, I know. It's weird. It's speculative. It's often meandering and not entirely straightforward or cohesive. But it's my first attempt at writing a sestina, let alone a double sestina, and I make no apologies. For those unaware, a sestina is a kind of circular form of poetry, characterized by repeated end words in…
Evil is Kawaii: The Dark Side of Anime
Anime rose to popularity in the 1960s in both Japan and America, but up until the last 10 or 15 years (give or take), that popularity was largely relegated to the freaks, geeks, and nerds. I know because I was one of those freaks, geeks, and nerds. You could spot me and my clan of…
Echoes of Eternity: Coping with Miscarriage
I always thought this would happen to someone else, but never to me. Even now, in the aftermath of my first miscarriage, there's a surrealness to the whole thing. Surely, part of it is some built-in self-preservation, the abstraction of misfortune, the distancing of oneself from unsavory realities. Death, pain, loss--these things befall others. These…
Is Sincerity a Lost Virtue?
Recently, New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho dropped a recruitment video, enticing young men to join their academic ranks. For those who haven't seen it, I'll link it here. The video is fairly boilerplate in what you'd expect from Wilson and Friends. There's the nod to Christian Nationalism (a movement rife with exegetical error),…
Bone of Bones 