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When the Ground Fails Us
Rethinking poverty, worth, and why so many people stop reaching for the light.
Dec 7 • 
Joe Burnham

November 2025

A Different Kind of Christmas
Messy Genealogies, Grimy Mangers, and the Unexpected Christ
Nov 30 • 
Joe Burnham
This Should Not Be Normal
Why Untimely Funerals Should Trigger Everyday Revolt
Nov 23 • 
Joe Burnham
Not Artificial But Enhanced Intelligence
When Machines Serve Human Becoming
Nov 16 • 
Joe Burnham
The Electoral Ricochet
How a Politics of Staying Human Can Break the Cycle
Nov 9 • 
Joe Burnham
A Birthday Reckoning
What I've Learned About Being Human (Again)
Nov 1 • 
Joe Burnham

October 2025

The Real Divide Isn’t Left and Right
Why the fight is vertical, not horizontal… and what we can do about it.
Oct 26 • 
Joe Burnham
The Bible Isn’t the Word of God
But it can help us stay human.
Oct 19 • 
Joe Burnham
The Problem With Immigration Isn’t Immigration
Immigration, fear, and the quiet cookie thief who keeps America divided.
Oct 12 • 
Joe Burnham
Jesus on the Terrorist Watchlist
How Trump’s new security directive criminalizes the way of Jesus.
Oct 5 • 
Joe Burnham

September 2025

Trump, America Unmasked
The Way of Power, the Way of Love, and the Most American President
Sep 28 • 
Joe Burnham
Conviction Without Contempt
What I learned from East St. Louis, a violent God, and the death of Charlie Kirk.
Sep 21 • 
Joe Burnham
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