A rural baptist church where "y'all" means "all?" Granted.
In Hartwell, a rural Georgia lake community, pastor Grant Myerholtz convenes a growing "Baptist" congregation in an unusual way (for a baptist church, anyway): he chooses inclusivity. In an era where ...
10 Jul 202344min
"How to Fix America"
Sort of a one-off, today: "How To Fix America." I had sort of just scribbled some notes on a steno pad earlier this week with some ideas to improve how our political process better serves "we, he peo...
7 Jul 202344min
Frederick's fury on the Fifth
It was July 5th, 1852 and festival organizers asked Frederick Douglass to speak at their Independence Day festivities. Oh, did he. Nearly thirteen years before the end of the Civil War, and slavery i...
6 Jul 202345min
Affirmative hypocrisy, a case built on a lie & 'To Boldly Go' somewhere from Twitter
I leave for one-half a day and the Supreme Court divides the nation in nearly irreparable ways, eh? :) Let's DO discuss affirmative action, citing Clarence Thomas in 1983 and note that "legacy admis...
3 Jul 202344min
Summer travel anxiety: we did it to ourselves & how we can fix it
As we all hit the open road or airports, the heat intensifies ... from under our collars and inside our skulls as the delays and re-routes, delays and re-schedules stack up. Hear me out: we did this t...
30 Jun 202343min
An affirmative negative
"Affirmative action" is effectively no more when it comes to college and university admissions in the United States, thanks to a party-line 6-3 Supreme Court decision. Joining me with reaction is Atla...
29 Jun 202343min
Embracing "Bidenomics"
President Joe Biden gave a 37-minute economic address in Chicago today, touting his record on the US economy; in fact embracing the term "Bidenomics." Hear it in its entirety here. You'll recall Presi...
28 Jun 202345min
Oh look; more hate here
Another metro Atlanta church met with hate - this time the defacing of it's inclusive message on a sign. I spoke with Rev. Mimi Walker from The Church at Ponce and Highland. Speaking of hate, Governo...
27 Jun 202344min
