grandfather Archives - Joel Rieves

Transmitting the Faith

I have a confession to make: I am a man. Not only that, I am a white man. In the southern United States. Which means I’m part of a very privileged group. As such I’m probably the absolute last person that should say a single word about the brouhaha over Ms. Phyllis‘ words in Memphis […]

He Should’ve Been a Cowboy

I’ll warn you now, I’m going off on a tangent again. I realize the Toby Keith video at the beginning is pretty good hint, but I don’t want you to read this whole thing wondering how I’m going to tie into something Jesusy. I may do that before it’s over, who knows. But, I wouldn’t […]