Archive - The Dreamer & The Realist

3 Tensions the American Christian Left Needs to Wrestle With

Aug 4 •

July 2025

When the Extraordinary Becomes Ordinary

A few thoughts on an occupational hazard in ministry, and how to resist it

Jul 2 •

May 2025

Star Wars "Ring Theory": What’s Really at the Center?

What is the central message of Star Wars Episodes 1-6?

May 30 •

“Emergency” Language is Hurting the Left

It’s time to rethink our political metaphors

May 19 •

April 2025

I invite you to sign up for my new Substack Publication!

"Yes In My Spare Room" has officially launched

Apr 26 •

March 2025

Would you click a button that led to the deaths of thousands?

DOGE employees keep blocking PEPFAR funding that the Trump White House has approved

Mar 31 •

Why Democrats Should Welcome Trump’s Federal Voter ID Mandate

The new requirements may hurt Republican voters more than Democrats

Mar 27 •

Does Dr. Al Mohler Agree with the Builders of Babel?

His defense of "Christian Nationalism" sounds really familiar

Mar 20 •

Jesus, Star Wars, and the Myth of Redemptive Violence

Does Star Wars promote the narrative that violence saves us? Does Christianity?

Mar 13 •

What experiencing religious accommodation felt like for me

Mar 6 •

February 2025

Practicing Enemy-Love in International Relations

Three preliminary principles for Christians who want to obey Jesus

Feb 27 •

On Enemy-Love and "Ordo Amoris"

Now, more than ever, American Christians need to take Jesus' commands seriously

Feb 25 •

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