Red Shoe Pastor

Writings of Rev. Robert Glen Brown (Robby)

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Category: Politics

  • Fearless Moral Inventory and Cancel Culture

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    These things did not suddenly become wrong, and culture did not dictate our morality to us. We (royal we) do a fearless moral inventory of our society, systems, and culture, and, in doing so, learn that we did things that were wrong but acceptable when we did them. We look to both do better and… Read more

  • How Long, O Lord?

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    I still have no words. The beginning of Psalm 13 has rang in my ears since I first started watching the attack on our democracy yesterday: “How long, O LORD?” How long will we deny the problem?How long will our leaders deny truth?How long will the powerful sow seeds of hatred?How long will can we Read more

  • Saying, “I’m Colorblind!” is Racist

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    When you say things like, “I am colorblind” and, “I don’t see race,” you only deny the real lived experience of people of color and pretend you have universal lived experience without any connection the privilege of your race. You deny history…you deny statistics…you deny the lived expereince of the beloved black people in your… Read more

  • Our Divisions Will Kill Us

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    Go read last week’s sermon as a prelude to this.  I preached that sermon as the Word of God–as ordained ministers do from the pulpit–and though I still struggle to believe I could possibly give the Word of God, if I do that, preaching that sermon gave the Word of God. I–the guy who writes Read more

  • How Do I Help? What Do I Say?

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    Is there an answer to my questions?  Can I actually do something?  Because I just do not know. I am so sickened that I can barely speak, and I certainly am struggling for words.  The President’s words today blaming victims and defending proud and violent white supremacists fills me with so much anger and fear, Read more

  • Why People Voted for Trump

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    Most people will vote for their own needs over someone else’s needs, and unless you voted for the rural person’s needs over your own, you can’t judge them for it. It’s not bigotry, it’s not evil, it’s self-preservation as far as they can tell. And it’s not stupidity, either. Read more

  • The Problem of Pastors and Politics

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    Now if I say that a chicken sandwich at Chick-fil-A* was tasty but the breading was a bit soggy, I have expert status because I eat a lot but not because I’m a pastor. I’m just a sad, sad man at that point. But if I say that one candidate is better than another, my… Read more

  • How to Choose a President

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    If I sent an application to an engineering firm, it would rightfully be tossed out. Do you know why? Because I am incapable of completing the tasks of the job I am applying for. It doesn’t matter if I have the same design philosophy of the company, it doesn’t matter if I’m a really cool… Read more

  • I’m Frustrated (A Post for Super Tuesday)

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    When I wrote the first edition of this post, it was a rant because I was frustrated with politics.  As I woke up this morning – this Super Tuesday morning – I realized that I could reign my ranting in and make an actual attempt at describing the real and mature frustration that I have Read more

  • A Moderate in a Radical World

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    I just listened to this podcast and at the very tail end, when discussing why young protesters are more effective today than 20 years ago, one of the qualities of young protesters were described as was, “More radical.” It stopped me in my tracks.  The whole episode is worth a listen* but that one little bit Read more