The Lost Cause is a False Narrative: In Their Own Words
I didn’t know there was such a thing as the Lost Cause until I was almost ready to graduate High School. This series of posts is the story of my discovery. In the first post in this series, I shared my early understanding of the Civil War and the picture of...
The Lost Cause is a False Narrative: From the Record
In the first post in this series, I shared my early understanding of the Civil War and the picture of history that had been painted for me. In this post, I’ll share some of the things that I found when I moved out of the history books and into the actual records...
The Lost Cause is a False Narrative: Evidence of a Cover-Up
Coming to the realization that the Lost Cause narrative is false has been one of the hardest changes in my thinking. No matter how much I wanted to believe in the romantic notions of Southern pride, family honor, and antebellum glory, I simply could not overlook the...
One Nation Under God
I’m not a politician. But I keep up with public policy because policy is all about how we treat each other. For me, theology is the guideline for how we should treat each other. But in modern life, that’s not usually how people make decisions, even if they...
Fulfilling the Plans of a Dead Man: Remembering 9-11
Twelve years ago, I began my day by feeding my son while my wife went for a walk with some friends and neighbors. A poor parsonage family, we didn’t have cable back then. But we did have an arial antenna that picked up the local NBC affiliate. The Today Show was...Connect!
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