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November 2020

November 10, 2020

What Does the Bible Teach Us About Slavery?

Let’s begin in Leviticus by looking at the most difficult passage on slavery in all...

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...

June 2020

June 29, 2020

It’s Time for Justice

Racism and its ugly root system of white supremacy is being exposed and called out...

June 10, 2020

The Subtle and Corrosive Power of Bias

The day after the weekend of protests in response to the summary and public police...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Someone Else’s Babies

by Darcy Metcalfe “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.” This is a...

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...

August 2016

August 05, 2016

Patheos 10+1: A Q&A with the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow

“The Asian American community is far from unified in its perspective, but a growing number...

August 03, 2016

Reviving the Heart of Our Democracy: Watch the Rev. William Barber’s Soul-Stirring Speech at the DNC

Last week at the Democratic National Convention, the remarkable Rev. Dr. William Barber II delivered an electrifying speech...

July 2016

July 15, 2016

Friday Wrap 7/15: The Week’s Top 10 Progressive Posts

Wonder what your fellow Progressive Christians have been reading -- and sharing -- at Patheos...

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...

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...

August 2015

August 14, 2015

“Dads Don’t Babysit!” When Black Fathers Love in the Midst of Injustice

Just over a year ago, under a midnight sky, African American artist Cbabi Bayoc stood...

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 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 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...

December 2014

December 11, 2014

“Welcome to America”? Praying Through Anger, Loving Through Racial Storms

A balm for the soul Blues artists, the slaves who composed the spirituals, psalmists, and...

December 07, 2014

Advent Begins in the Experience of the Oppressed

"If you, like the magi, seek out the newborn Jesus this season, then this is...

November 2014

November 25, 2014

Everything is About Race: Recognizing God in #Ferguson

The decision not to indict the officer who shot and killed the unarmed black teenager...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

Shane Claiborne on Dr. King, Nonviolent Uprisings and Learning from Ferguson

Dr. King said: a “riot is the language of the unheard.” What happens when folks...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

Shane Claiborne: Pilgrimage to Ferguson

Something felt right about going to Ferguson. And something felt right about going with Derrick....

August 19, 2014

For Now, Young Black Males Matter…Until the Cameras Go Off

What most people don't understand about poor Black males on inner-city streets: Interesting how the...

July 2014

July 28, 2014

When the Battle Is Hard: On Restoration and Renewal of Faith

By Lisa Anderson On June 23, 2014, 79-year-old retired United Methodist pastor, the Rev. Charles...