This was originally posted at JMB.mx. My long-time friends will likely laugh to see that I’m starting yet another blog! But I think I have a good reason for it, as I’ll explain. I have written personal websites for myself since 1995 and started an online journal (before blogs were commonly called blogs) back in […]
An open letter to the OKC City Council regarding the proposed panhandling ordinance
After reading this letter, please take a moment to write your city council representative (a map of the OKC City Council wards can be found at this link). And if you are lucky enough to live in ward 2, please write Councilman Ed Shadid (ward2(at)okc.gov)and thank him for not co-sponsoring this terrible law. Dear Mayor […]
Why I believe US prisons are evil and need to be abolished and/or radically reconsidered
I am increasingly convinced that a major point of focus for Christians who believe in peace and nonviolence should be the end of the prison system as we know it today in America. As an attorney and a minister I have had the experience of visiting many prisons and jails. A lot of county jails […]
My 39th Birthday
In a few hours I will be turning 39, which happens to also be the same day as my parent’s 40th anniversary (yes, I was born on their first anniversary). This year I’m a little bummed out because I’m likely going to be stuck at home recovering from a stomach bug but I’m also feeling […]
My thoughts on the NLG’s New Food Justice Policy
This is my response to the National Lawyers Guild’s recently released NLG Food Justice Guidelines. I wrote an earlier version of it for some of the NLG email discussion groups but thought it might be helpful to rewrite it a bit and share it more widely. With all due respect for my comrades who hold […]
Grief and Relief – the experience of making major life changes
This is a followup to my last post Life changes – seminary, law practice and activism. The nutshell version of that post is that I’ve decided to (1) end my time in seminary earlier than expected (graduating with a graduate-level certificate in May ’16 instead of an MDiv in ’20), (2) end most of my […]
Life changes – seminary, law practice and activism
I don’t know if all blog authors do this, but I know I mostly write for myself. Certainly having an audience is a part of the equation, but part of it is also just writing for my future self to look back on, and also sometimes to solidify the personal commitments that I am making. […]
Everything is awesome… at Genghis Grill #HealthKwest 2015
Disclaimer: This post is part of my participation in the Genghis Grill Health Kwest Challenge. #Healthkwest #GenghisGrillAd http://t.co/JcWNs8HuyX. It is a cross-post from Health.JMBranum.com. My Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmbzine Instagram: http://instagram.com/jmbranum YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/jmbzinedotcom/videos Blog: http://health.jmbranum.com Tumblr: http://jamesmbranum.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jmbranum BlogSpot: http://jmbranum.blogspot.com/ Website: http://www.jmbranum.com
Six Days in — time for a photo recap
This was previously posted at: http://health.jmbranum.com/2015/02/14/six-days-in-time-for-a-photo-recap/ Disclaimer: This post is part of my participation in the Genghis Grill Health Kwest Challenge. #Healthkwest #GenghisGrillAd http://t.co/JcWNs8HuyX I’m having a wonderful time so far in the Genghis Grill Health Kwest contest, but have been crazy busy keeping up with my diet, exercise and social media tasks for the […]
Day 1 – The Weigh in!
This was originally posted at: http://health.jmbranum.com/2015/02/09/day-1-the-weigh-in/ Disclaimer: This post is part of my participation in the Genghis Grill Health Kwest Challenge. #Ad http://t.co/JcWNs8HuyX The Kwest is now officially underway as I did my first weigh in. Relatively painless but I didn’t like what the scale said (my home scale shows much lower — of course […]