On November 10, 1775 in a tavern in Philadelphia the United States Marine Corps was born. 215 years later, on November 9, 1990, I graduated from boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, CA thus earning the title Marine. My arrival at MCRD had occurred on August 13, 1990, which …
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Dear Speaker Johnson
You've been in the news a lot lately because inexplicably you've been promoted to the lofty position of Speaker of the House. This is confusing to many Americans because you tried to overturn the last presidential election simply because your guy lost. It didn't matter to you that Trump was using Christian nationalists like yourself …
Palestine, Israel, and bad faith actors
Israel is at war again as another tragic escalation of violence erupts in the Middle East. The terrorist organization Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel targeting civilians and committing horrific atrocities in the process. Israel has responded by essentially saying "the gloves are off" and is now bombing the Gaza Strip - the world's …
Breaking the rules
Last week my friend and I broke a rule. This rule is, for many evangelical Christians, a big one. According to them, breaking this rule is a huge no-no and something that God definitely frowns upon. Before I reveal the rule, allow me to briefly touch upon what we did that was so egregious in …
Fireside Creators with Rev. Dr. Sheri Pallas
Last night I sat down to talk with Rev. Dr. Sheri Pallas about permaculture, the golden rule, and my latest book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsFupLZUHi0 You can find my books here: Go Golden Theological Musings
Yes, it is, Joe. Now act like it.
This week the GOP held their first presidential debate during which only one candidate stated that climate change is real. In response, President Biden tweeted "Climate change is real, by the way," ostensibly to show the vast disparity between the two major political parties in America when it comes to climate change. To be sure …
Book release day!
Today is the day for the release of my critically acclaimed book Theological Musings; Collected Essays of a Tattooed Theologian from Quoir Publishing. Volume one essay topics include grief and trauma, a theological response to Covid19, public theology, personal ethnography, history, and politics from a theological perspective. All of the cool kids are reading theology. …
Theological Musings endorsed by Bishop Nathan Baxter.
Rev. Dr. Baxter is the former Dean of the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., friend of Desmond Tutu, and spiritual counselor to world leaders such as Bill and Hillary Clinton. Volume one of Theological Musings will be released on August 22 and available on Amazon.com
Author talk at Lancaster Theological Seminary
Earlier this year I did an unscripted author talk in a seminary ethics class at my Alma mater. The recording is below. In it I discuss my book Go Golden, my theological evolution and how permaculture informs my personal canon within the canon. Please share widely. Be sure to look for my forthcoming book Theological …
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Wait, that’s in the Bible?!?
In this post, I would like to highlight some of the things that can be found in the Bible that fundamentalists and evangelicals often have no idea about. Pointing these things out to them often sends them into extreme mental gymnastics as they wrestle with the new information that upends their long held assumptions and …
The Tattooed Theologian 