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I was born at a very early age. As the years passed, I became older and older. My dream was to become a professional basketball player. That didn't work out, but most other things have. I have a very cool job, I live in a beautiful place and I get to write every day. God … Continue reading About

REORIENTED A novel about faith, scripture and sexual identity Inspired by real events, REORIENTED tells the story of D.J. Martinez, a gay Christian student who tries to start a support group for LGBT people at his conservative Bible college. Through dialogue and discord, conflict and friendship, REORIENTED explores the modern-day intersection between evangelical Christianity and … Continue reading Books

Over the years, I've had the opportunity to tell many cool and powerful stories. Here are a few that have stuck with me. Faith and culture If Coaches Coached Their Teams the Way We Do Church | May 2, 2014 (Venn Magazine) What is Easter Supposed to Look Like? | April 15, 2014 (Venn Magazine) … Continue reading Writing

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: So the slate of upcoming films for 2016 walks into a bar, and the bartender says, “Hey, I don’t have enough seats for 600 superhero movies!” OK, that wasn’t a great joke, but my point is: There are an awful lot of superhero movies being released this year. … Continue reading Movie review: ‘Deadpool’ is dead-on

Back by popular demand (which means I liked it, and a couple of other people did, too) is the “Clueless Consumer,” my annual stroll through some of the weirdest and, in some cases, most terrifying items that are topping the wish lists of the young and old this year. If, as your kids, grandkids or … Continue reading Still clueless at Christmas

If there's one thing I've learned through my experience in the Christian publishing world, it's that evangelicals tend to get all kinds of suspicious when you tell them that you've written a book about Christianity and homosexuality. They want to know what your "angle" is, and if it's the "right" one (i.e., the one they … Continue reading Someone else who gets ‘Reoriented’

I've always enjoyed Conan O'Brien's "Clueless Gamer" video game reviews. The following is a column I wrote for the local paper inspired by O'Brien's bit, but in the context of Christmas shopping. The links to each item are included, for the most part, not to promote the products, but to prove to you that they … Continue reading Clueless at Christmas

What images does the phrase “home ownership” bring to mind? If you are an aspiring homeowner, it is probably something like this: A grinning husband with perfect teeth strides toward the “For Sale” sign in his new front yard and self-assuredly affixes across it a bold, red “SOLD” sticker. Later, in the enclosed back yard, … Continue reading The curious case of sink drips ‘n’ plungin’

To raise awareness about the launch of a very cool new nonprofit called Evangelicals for Marriage Equality, I'm reblogging an earlier post titled "I just want to talk for a while." The group is advocating a particular position — namely, that civil marriage is a secular institution and hence, not something evangelicals need to be … Continue reading From the vault: I just want to talk for a while