Dave Griffin

Of all the stories I ever heard in church the one that absolutely terrified me more than any other was that of Jonah and the Whale. For the uninitiated of you, gather round. Jonah is this dude. He’s just living life. Probably having a cappuccino and baguette and flirting with the wait staff at the…

Evangelical. Fuck. That’s a whole word, isn’t it? That’s such a loaded word that even the people who are Evangelicals can’t agree on what is or isn’t Evangelical. Is it a religious philosophy? Or a political identifier? I am not a religious scholar. I am not an academic on any level… you’ll find out why…

Friday, May 13, 1977. 45 years ago today I was born. According to reports, it was not pleasant. I was born on time, but very underweight, and had jaundice. Oh. And I was breach. And when the doctor… or team of doctors… or the 12 clydesdales that I was hooked to pulled me from my…

My name is Dave Griffin and this is my story of how a child actor playing an iconic character on a show produced and distributed worldwide by Focus on the Family goes from being a diehard Evangelical to a diehard Democrat. And not just any Democrat, I’m currently an elected Delegate to the California State…