Red Shoe Pastor

Writings of Rev. Robert Glen Brown (Robby)

A space for compassion and love.

Tag: Politics

  • How I (Suddenly) Became Progressive

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    I have been trying to find where my outside church ministry in Fort Wayne and Indiana is leading me – that ministry you do because you are called to just a little bit more than just being a preacher, hospital visitor, and administrator – and I found myself attending a presbytery justice advocates group. As… 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

  • Innocence by Dissociation

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    There is this great Imgur album that makes me smile and is a fun reference for when you need to explain why an argument doesn’t work. Ed Hochuli throwing flags at your logical fallacies. Just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside for some reason, and I don’t even like Ed Hochuli (zebras =… 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