#MeToo

#MeToo

As a white, prep school educated man, I typically live without the need to question the ways I relate to women, sexual assault, and gender violence. Recently however, #MeToo has made it impossible for me to not stop and examine my life, my behaviors and attitudes, and...
Finding Hope in A Silent Voice

Finding Hope in A Silent Voice

When children are bullied – repeatedly taunted and teased both physically and verbally –  they begin to feel less and less valuable as a person. This can happen over night or over the course of many incidents.  Occasionally this leads to suicide attempts,...
On Being Exhausted

On Being Exhausted

A few years ago, my buddy had decided – he didn’t have the energy to make any more friends. He was married and thinking about kids, he had a busy job, he had football Saturdays, and he had enough people in his life already. I didn’t agree. I had roommates who...
I Shouldn’t Have to Feel Guilty

I Shouldn’t Have to Feel Guilty

Over the last two years, I’ve taught a high school class called “Christian Discipleship.” The course description states: “This course is intended to help student reflect on the meaning and implications of justice in their faith lives.” Accordingly, we spend a great...
Ruining the Perfect Day

Ruining the Perfect Day

Autumn in South Dakota is beautiful because it is precarious: summer is beastly hot and winter is brutally cold. Just between is a thin ledge that we and this year’s weather walk. I heard that three years ago, summer ended with a blizzard that killed whole herds of...
Pro-Life Means Pro-Woman

Pro-Life Means Pro-Woman

Two different stories this past week told the same narrative: men abusing their power to use women. The first: Harvey Weinstein, a famous Hollywood mogul brought down by accusations of decades of sexual harassment. The second: Tim Murphy, a Republican pro-life...