Farewell to the best bar in America
In the late ‘90s, home from college, I told my dad about this great bar I’d found. It was a …
Author Archives: Ben Mallicote
The impossible call of “Love the sinner, hate the sin.”
During a conversation last week, a friend used an expression I’ve heard Christians say my entire life: “We’re called to …
Ben on CNN.com: Stay engaged with Trump supporters
Published today on cnn.com, I argue that respect and engagement are our only path forward as a nation. An excerpt: I am …
At least I know I’m free
(Originally posted November 10, 2016. To be honest, this post was pretty ungracious on my part. The day after the …
Jesus, Anger, and Love
(Originally posted January 29, 2017) I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what made Jesus mad. Of the episodes in …
Superpowers, the Middle East, and Refugees
(Originally posted December 23, 2016) One of the world’s great superpowers invaded and occupied a much smaller nation in the …
A prayer for the president-elect
(Originally posted November 9, 2016) I’ll be praying the following prayer (or some version of it) for the foreseeable future. …
Some thoughts on same-sex marriage
(Originally posted June 27, 2015) To those fellow-believers who have argued that “The government didn’t create marriage so the government …
