Category Archives: Culture

Protests

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Pastor Kevin

This past weekend I had a respectful email conversation with a friend about some of the things going on in our country. My friend reached out to me with questions. Below is a rather long email I sent in response. … Continue reading →

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It’s the Right Thing to Do

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Pastor Kevin

Last night (Tuesday, February 12, 2019), myself, Pastor Chris Williamson, and CEO Eric Jacobson, went before Franklin’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) with details of where we desire the 5 markers and 1 statue will go. (Pictures are at … Continue reading →

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Dark Times

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Pastor Kevin

We are in a very dark time in our history as a country. I was a baby at the end of the Civil Rights movement. Thus, I did not experience the difficulty of that day. What I know of then, … Continue reading →

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Allegiance to Christ, Citizenship in Heaven

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Pastor Kevin

Much to the dismay, and disappointment, of some of my friends and family, I screamed during the 2016 primaries and election that if the evangelical church backed, supported, and voted for Donald Trump, we would lose our moral authority to … Continue reading →

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The Right Thing the Wrong Way

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Pastor Kevin

Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed as a justice on the Supreme Court. Congratulations to him and his family. I pray he will be a fair and just judge. It seems all the rationalization and hermeneutical gymnastics used by evangelicals to vote … Continue reading →

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Why They Kneel

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Pastor Kevin

The second paragraph of our United States Declaration of Independence reads, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain and unalienable Rights, that among these are … Continue reading →

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Saying, “Jesus is Lord,” is a Political Statement

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Pastor Kevin

As a minister and pastor committed to social justice, I am often criticized. Interestingly, the criticism does not come from the world. Rather, it comes from fellow, conservative ministers and pastors. The criticism usually goes something like this: “Kevin, you should … Continue reading →

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Roe v. Wade

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Pastor Kevin

Well, what once looked like an impossibility now seems within reach. Justice Anthony Kennedy is resigning from the Supreme Court. President Trump has promised to appoint Pro-Life judges. Roe v. Wade is now on the chopping block. Even CNN recognizes this … Continue reading →

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God Help Us!

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Pastor Kevin

The other day I wrote a post about how I don’t understand how evangelicals can still support this particular POTUS. The idea that “I voted for a president, not a pastor,” or, “I don’t look to Washington, DC for spiritual … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Know What to Think

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Pastor Kevin

I have to be honest, I don’t really know what to think anymore. How can a country, with so many churches, lead the world in gun violence, especially in our schools? How can people (especially Christians) continually put the 2nd … Continue reading →

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