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You Play Ball Like a G***!
You Play Ball Like a G***!

These sorts of messages reinforced that boys were not only superior to girls, but that we had the right to exert our will upon them accordingly. 

I’d like to think I’m a more woke feminist these days, and in many ways I am.

But the truth is, I’m fighting an uphill battle against 30 years of swimming in a milieu of messaging about the superiority of the male.

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Family, The ArtsColby MartinOctober 17, 2017the sandlot, misogyny, patriarchy, feminism
Protesting the Flag? Protesting Inequality? The Complicated Clash Behind the NFL and Kaepernick Taking a Knee.
Protesting the Flag? Protesting Inequality? The Complicated Clash Behind the NFL and Kaepernick Taking a Knee.

Take a knee? Boo the protestors? Sometimes life isn't so simple. Most of the times we must navigate the tension of when our values collide. 

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Politics, Personal Musings, The ArtsColby MartinOctober 4, 2017nfl, colin kaepernick, protest, kneeling, values, football
The Gospel According to Trolls, Part I: Christianity as the New Pharisaism
The Gospel According to Trolls, Part I: Christianity as the New Pharisaism

The Trolls Movie teaches a fascinating truth about the Gospel. But first, a word about how Christianity has become just like the religion of the Pharisees.

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Progressive Christianity, Theology, The ArtsColby MartinAugust 23, 2017trolls, movies, gospel, progressive christianity, kingdom of god, pharisee
Devaluing the Future
Devaluing the Future

Humans are fascinating creatures because we can think about the future (amazing!) but we tend to de-value it (sad), leading to poor decision making.

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PsychologyColby MartinAugust 16, 2017future, instant gratification, sin, spiritual formation, temptation, transformation
Three Ways to be a Champion for Someone You Love
Three Ways to be a Champion for Someone You Love

Don't just assume the people that you love know about and feel your love. Consider doing one of these three things to show them!

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RelationshipsColby MartinAugust 14, 2017basketball, believe, connection, game of thrones, judicium dei, love, rasheed wallace, support, trial by combat, trial by ordeal, tyrion lannister
Is Homosexuality a Sin?
Is Homosexuality a Sin?
Most Popular, Church, SexualityColby MartinAugust 10, 2017clobber passage, heterosexuality, homosexuality, progressive christian, progressive christianity, sin, unclobber
Why "Stepping Aside" Can't be the Only Approach for Allies in the Battle to End Discrimination
Why "Stepping Aside" Can't be the Only Approach for Allies in the Battle to End Discrimination
Politics, Sexuality, The ArtsColby MartinAugust 2, 2017activism, ally, lgbtq equality, privilege, progressive christian, progressive christianity, straighsplaining, straight ally, straight privilege
Trying to Avoid Straightsplaining While Speaking Out Against Injustice
Trying to Avoid Straightsplaining While Speaking Out Against Injustice
Politics, Sexuality, The ArtsColby MartinJuly 24, 2017criticism, male privilege, privilege, straight privilege, straightsplaining, twitter
That Time an Angry Tweeter Judged My Book By Its Cover
That Time an Angry Tweeter Judged My Book By Its Cover
Sexuality, The ArtsColby MartinJuly 17, 2017criticism, male privilege, privilege, straight privilege, twitter, white privilege
Why Did I (a Straight Man) Write a Book Engaging with Homosexuality?
Why Did I (a Straight Man) Write a Book Engaging with Homosexuality?
Politics, Sexuality, The ArtsColby MartinJuly 10, 2017blind man, gospels, jesus, male privilege, privilege, straight privilege, white privilege
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