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January 2022

January 11, 2022

A Christian Defense of Critical Theory

Equality is the goal.

May 2021

May 20, 2021

How Religious Freedom Benefits the Black Church

The fight for religious freedom must include defending the rights of all people.

October 2020

October 28, 2020

God, Racism, and our World: A Multi-Layered Diagnostic for Racial Justice

“If you’re White, please don’t @ or email me.” I shared this attempted line of cautionary...

February 2018

February 05, 2018

Grey’s Anatomy, “The Talk,” And A Crisis of Faith in the System

The fact that parents of black children have to give their children “the talk” should...

May 2017

May 09, 2017

Who Is My Neighbor? (Reflections on the L.A. Riots)

A guest post from Rebecca Lister This past week marks the 25th anniversary of the...

April 2017

April 25, 2017

Dear White Christians (An invitation to take on five commitments for racial justice)

A majority of white Christians supported President Trump during the campaign, voted for him, and...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

When Tupac Goes to Church

Although Christmas Day has now come and gone, and our caroling ceased, I pray that...

September 2016

September 20, 2016

Racism Is a Spiritual Issue

By Therese Taylor-Stinson. The shooting of unarmed black men by law enforcement officers and lone...

July 2016

July 18, 2016

“Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate”

My conviction ~ based on an experience of blood, death, hate and hope ~ is...

June 2016

June 28, 2016

Cultivating New Models of Sisterhood

While I share my sisters’ passion for women’s empowerment and witnessed the need for these...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

Standing for What Matters: Standing With Black Women and Girls

By Shivonne C. McKay At a time when continued #blacklivesmatter protests seem necessary in efforts...

February 2016

February 22, 2016

A Context for Hope: A Tribute to Harper Lee

Harper Lee died last week. She would have been surprised, I think, to know what...

January 2016

January 19, 2016

Remembering Another King Family Victim of Gun Violence

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was not the only member of his immediate...

January 14, 2016

Shall We Overcome? An Invitation for MLK, Jr. Day

How do we adequately give tribute to Dr. King this year? Here is one way....

November 2015

November 25, 2015

The Refugees Who Came for Thanksgiving

As I prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, I am reminded of the autumnal harvest time's...

November 02, 2015

Ending Mass Incarceration: The Ongoing Call to Faith Communities

by Janis Rosheuvel, Pastor Lilian Amaya and Lissette Castillo Vizcarra The crisis of incarceration this...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

#WhenSandySpeaks: “There is Something Out There That We Can Do”

Do you recognize Sandra Annette Bland? Do you see yourself when you look at the...

July 10, 2015

The South IS Rising Again: A Southern Boy on Taking Down the Confederate Flag

This morning the rebel flag was removed from the Capitol grounds of South Carolina. The South...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

What Do I Do With My Confederate Flag?

By Shane Claiborne. I own a Confederate flag. I grew up in East Tennessee,...

June 25, 2015

But ALL Lives DO Matter…

By the Rev. Dwight Wolter There is a lot of angry blow-back against people who...

June 23, 2015

Considering “Sanctuary” in the Aftermath of Charleston

One of my favorite and in my opinion vastly underrated movies of all time is...

June 20, 2015

“Lord, How Long?” (Habakkuk 1:2): Praying Through Grief While Confronting a Hate Crime

Rev. Clementa Pinckney and his parishioners attended a Wednesday night Bible study in a church,...

June 19, 2015

Ambassadors of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:11-21): The Massacre of the Beloved in Charleston, SC

The evening began like any other Wednesday Bible study. Beloved parishioners and their pastor gathered...

June 10, 2015

When Dajerria Becton Cried Out for Her Mama and God

“Call my Mama! Call my Mama at home. God!” -- Dajerria Becton Dajerria Becton, a beautiful...

May 2015

May 01, 2015

What’s Going On: Resistance, Uprisings, and the Gospel According to Jesus and Marvin Gaye

A beloved black sister shared that she could not get behind the protest slogan “Never...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

The Wake of Baltimore

By Mike Baughman The wake of a young man gave birth to stones flung from...

April 28, 2015

The Haunting: A Poem about the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’

The Doctrine of Discovery is a little known aspect of our Christian history. A tragic example of...

April 20, 2015

#Whoselivesmatter and #racism, Matthew and Luke, You and Me

by Brandon Gilvin In August of 2014, not long after Mike Brown was shot in...

April 15, 2015

“I, Too, Sing America”: On Walter Scott and Racial Wounds in America

Recently, I talked to a young African American man, Andrew Roby, about the prevalence of...

February 2015

February 20, 2015

A Letter to White Christians on the Anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s Death

On the anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death and in the wake of continued calls for...