Archive - Reframing the Narrative

What is Lent Anyway?

Thoughts for Ash Wednesday

Mar 5 •

January 2025

A Question for Trump Supporters: Is This Really What You Voted For?

At first, I didn't know how to write about the second Trump administration, so I was quiet on here.

Jan 29 •

November 2024

Please allow me to re-introduce myself

I know some of you may not remember signing up for this “Reframing the Narrative” newsletter, since I didn’t write on it for a long time.

Nov 7, 2024 •

Reflections and Prayer after a US Election

𝘖𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦

Nov 6, 2024 •

September 2024

Praying for God's Peace at Night

Wrapping yourself in the peace that passes understanding

Sep 18, 2024 •

January 2022

Martin Luther King: A Prophet Without Honor in His Time?

If Martin Luther King hadn't achieved a kind of secular sainthood by his death, I doubt he would be near-universally acclaimed the way he is today.

Jan 18, 2022 •

November 2021

Emotional Healing & "Feeling Your Feelings"

When I was hospitalized for my bipolar disorder in 2007, one of the therapists said to me, “Feel your feelings.” For years, I had no idea what he meant…

Nov 14, 2021 •

July 2021

What the "CRT" Debate Obscures, pt. 3: Differing Understandings of Justice

Unlike traditional civil rights, which stresses incrementalism and step-by-step progress, critical race theory questions the very foundations of the…

Jul 3, 2021 •

What the "CRT" Debate Obscures, pt. 2: Substantive Police Reform

Reason magazine wrote recently of how the right’s resistance to police reform and the left’s resistance to “incrementalism” has stalled substantive…

Jul 3, 2021 •

June 2021

What the "CRT" Debate Obscures: The Church's Calling

When we talk about race in America, we must avoid 7 major errors:

Jun 23, 2021 •

April 2021

The shock of redemption

If Jesus had not been God, the Jewish leaders of his day would have been right to put Him to death.

Apr 3, 2021 •

Maundy Thursday and the Christian call to love

Today, Christians celebrate Maundy Thursday, when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and then shared the Passover meal with them.

Apr 1, 2021 •

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