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Unholy Sh+t: Santa Claus punches a guy for asking if Jesus is his own Daddy because of John 3:16
I was sitting in Sunday school at about nine years old; I immediately noticed a hotplate and a skillet. Even for religious indoctrination, this was an…
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May 2023
Unholy Sh+t: when God did that thing with his tongue
When I was a teenager, my mom drove us down from Nashville to Pensacola to visit my grandmother, but there was a special event she was excited to take…
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Unholy Sh+t: the longest brb
WEEK TWENTY ONE: The Longest brb It was New Year's Eve, the year of our lord, nineteen and ninety-nine. Prince had promised us that this was going to be…
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Unholy Sh+t: The pronouns of God
I grew up in a house divided, not by politics or sports-ball teams but religion. Not even a fun division like one parent was Jewish and the other was…
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Unholy Sh+t: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
It was the weekend, and for my family, that meant it was time for another wild adventure to TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) right outside of…
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Artists are not Amazon, freeloaders, or the top of the capitalist food chain
Typically, the things I share are reflective of what’s going on behind the scenes in my life. Even when I’m just recycling memes I’ve harvested from…
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Unholy Sh+t: Boy, do I feel sheepish
A few years ago, during the height of a certain president who is the embodied antithesis of Jesus, I found myself in a little debate with one of his…
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April 2023
An update on my health, my upcoming projects, and something special for y’all ❤️
This month began with prepping for dental surgery and ended with my little sister's wedding. The jury is still out on which is more painful, a root…
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Unholy Sh+t: The One Where Jesus Uses a Cloaking Spell
When I was nineteen, I decided to go on a bit of a walkabout. I walked from Florida to Tennessee to clear my head. I left with nothing but the clothes…
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Unholy Sh+t: Who’s Tommy and why are the other disciples so petty
I was a kid when my Sunday School teacher said, “If you doubt, this shows that you never believed.” I had a lot of doubts and questions. Over the years…
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It’s also treasonous when a Yankee suggests succeeding…
Marjorie Taylor Green recently suggested that America needs a “national divorce.” Her plan was essentially to split the country into red and blue states…
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Unholy Sh+t: the women storm the castle
It was my very first Easter Sunday as a newly ordained priest, and I was very nervous. While preparing my notes for my sermon, I was hit with a sudden…
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