Burn It All: Refusing to Reconcile with Compromise
The division caused by racism in American Christianity reminds me of the plot of…
The division caused by racism in American Christianity reminds me of the plot of…
Imagine beating a brown-skinned man beyond recognition, hanging the mutilated body from a tree…
Our nation has been in an extended period of mourning. Even in times of celebration and triumph, we are not far from the losses that our communities have undertaken. Lent is usually about voluntary self-denial, but the past year has denied us and deprived us without our consent. It almost seems superfluous to observe Lent when we are still wearing the ashes of mourning from last year. Yet I still hope…
Black History Month is a too often missed opportunity for religious formation. There is…
Dear Black Christian in a predominantly white or “multiethnic” church, I want to start…
Content Warning: This post contains a description of domestic violence. As we approach the…
The white nationalism cloaked in self-righteous Jesus worship absent Christ-likeness has been enthroned as the state religion in America yet corrupting many expressions of Christianity beyond her shores and is such a telling indictment. So many of the Christian voices I’d come to love and respect have become loudly complicit in this dangerous religious circus and Jesus cult that many are growing increasingly despondent of.
Southern Baptist leaders have chosen to prop up whiteness.
It is ironic that in their statement, these Southern Baptist seminary presidents claim they are “standing against the tide of theological compromise.”
There is no form of theological compromise that is more American than vigorously opposing those who advocate for racial justice while remaining silent about the racism and whiteness running rampant in the church.
With COVID-19, this election, voter suppression, racism, brutality, and natural disasters, 2020 has been…
“Don’t worry about the fighting, worry more when the fighting stops.” – #blackAF On…