The GOP has a transgender fixation, and Democrats aren’t helping
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on April 10, 2026. While the man in charge of the most powerful military in world history threatened to blow an entire civilization into oblivion, “never to be brought back again,” many of us wondered how his Christian followers would respond. Back in 2016, when white evangelicals refused […]
Alex Pretti’s murder lays bare the lie of patriarchy
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on February 1, 2026. Tragic acts of violence often lay bare the gap between what a system claims to be and what it actually enables. In the story of Alex Pretti’s murder, we come face to face with whether patriarchy — long sacralized as a system of safety […]
Let’s talk about how Cities Church treats women
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on January 21, 2026. “David Easterwood is a pastor here. He is also the director of the Field Office for ICE in St. Paul. So someone who claims to worship God, teaching people in this church about God, is out there overseeing ICE agents,” civil rights lawyer Levy […]
The Director: A Tale of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
“For example, a housewife in her backyard may be asked by a man how to get to the freeway. At that point she is giving a kind of leadership. She has superior knowledge that the man needs and he submits himself to her guidance. But we all know that there is a way for that […]
Why the patriarchy is hyperventilating over Barbie
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on July 28, 2023. I wasn’t allowed to watch Toy Story 2 when I was 21 years old because the trailer depicted a group of Barbies in bikinis led by Tour Guide Barbie. So when I found out some influential conservatives were having a conniption fit over the Warner Bros new Barbie movie, […]
My journey through purity culture and Christian worship music
This article originally appeared on September 4, 2020 at Baptist News Global. The year was 1993. I was a sweaty junior high kid who had recently gotten my first stick of deodorant and had begun experiencing sensations in my body that felt both good and confusing. But one night, as my brothers and I were laying […]