Cantus Firmus

I chat with the Anti-War War Vet John Dangelo III about whether or not Christians ought to be voting, and if so, what should animate […]

A perennial challenge to belief in God is human suffering. If God is all good and all powerful, it is asked, why do the good […]

I’ve been seeing a lot of folks, especially on the right, saying that we should stop talking about race, that if we did stop talking […]

I had the opportunity to talk to Germinal G. Van about his book The Economic Condition of Black America in the Twentieth Century: A Historical […]

I was a guest on The Anti-War War Vet’s Instagram to dissect the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, highlighting the policy […]

In an election year, especially in a time of intense political polarization like we’re having now, the stakes seem high. We’re always told that “this […]

John Dangelo from The Anti-War War Vet and Aree Spivey from Failed Kingdoms were my guests to discuss how political narratives distort how we perceive […]

A poll conducted by Gallup in 1958 found that about 30% of political partisans wanted to see their daughters marry a man of the same […]

I assembled a politically diverse group to talk about conservative, progressive, and libertarian political models and which one lined up best with core Christian values. […]

President Trump recently spoke in support of a physician who held a minority view on COVID. She has also stated that gynecological ailments might be […]

In a 1787 letter, Benjamin Franklin wrote, “only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more […]

In this episode, Aree Spivey (artist, Failed Kingdoms) and John A. Dangelo III (writer, antiwarwarvet.com) were my guests to talk about the infamous “render to […]

My wife and I recently re-watched the TV show Breaking Bad. If you’re not familiar with the show, it’s about a high school chemistry teacher […]

In this short episode, I discuss a recent article by conservative columnist David French that points a way forward for conservatives and moderates to address […]

I’ve spent a lot of time engaging with conservatives about my Christian nonviolence views. Conservatives tend to be big supporters of the military and the […]

In a recent Instagram Live video chat (video available here: https://www.instagram.com/antiwarwarvet/), the John “The Anti-War War Vet” Dangelo brought me in as part of a […]

In a conversation sure to agitate both conservatives and progressives, Aree Spivey (artist, Failed Kingdoms) and John A. Dangelo III (writer, antiwarwarvet.com) were my guests […]

In this open invitation Zoom chat, I highlighted the thorny question of how a Christian can know if they’re saved (also called “assurance”), gave some […]

I invited 3 guests to discuss whether or not we can really have church in light of so many Christian communities closing their doors across […]

I took the Corona virus quarantine as an opportunity to create a live video chat on the topic of the biblical book of Lamentations and […]