Still Not Your Formula
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a post called Not Your Formula: What a “Personal Relationship with Jesus” Really Means. Looking back, I still believe every word of it. … Continue reading
People Who Make Us Uncomfortable: When the Other Side Looks Familiar
By LONNIE KING The internet spent part of this week buzzing over the revelation that Texas state representative James Talarico has a girlfriend. On one level, I understand the interest. … Continue reading
Songs in the Key of Me: Love Train
Reflections on one of the songs that shaped who I was becoming—even when I wasn’t listening closely. By LONNIE KING I’m not sure why, at my age, I still feel … Continue reading
When “To Protect and Serve” Becomes “Respect My Authority,” We All Lose
When policing shifts from a promise to protect and serve into a demand to “respect my authority,” it’s more than a cultural change — it’s a dangerous mindset rooted in racial bias, fueled by political rhetoric, and devastating to public trust.
She Deserved Better: On Rumors, Responsibility, and the Damage We Can’t Undo
By LONNIE KING I wrote about this topic a couple of weeks ago in my Big Daddy’s Texas Sports blog, but I felt the need to add some additional perspective … Continue reading
Losing Faith Without Losing Yourself
What happens when the faith that once anchored you begins to feel like a weight instead? A reflection on walking away from toxic theology without walking away from hope.
Still Their Dad: A Father’s Day Reflection on Loving Grown-Up Kids
“The truth is, we don’t get to write our kids’ endings. But we do get to show up for the chapters they’re living now.” Father’s Day Changes Over Time When … Continue reading
Respect the Heck Out of Them
It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you. For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t … Continue reading
Swallowed up by life!
I have this Bible app on my phone, which I use as a kind of daily devotional. Except that lately I’ve allowed things going on in my life to sort … Continue reading
Randomly Rudimentary Life Stuff 
Death Deserves Compassion; Legacy Deserves Honesty
The recent death of Senator Lindsey Graham prompted me to think about something I suspect many of us will wrestle with more than once in our lives: how should we respond when someone dies whose public life we found deeply disappointing?