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September 2020

September 19, 2020

Sacred Dissent: The Legacy of RBG, and What Comes Next

Few people in the world have used their voice of dissent as effectively as she...

July 2020

July 16, 2020

The Privilege of Denial

There are some striking parallels between those who refuse to mask up, who call the...

June 2020

June 08, 2020

Truth and Transformation: Can The Church Survive Confronting Racism?

As Americans, we have a choice in nearly everything. From where we live to what...

May 2020

May 31, 2020

Let It Burn

"You can't fan the flames and then condemn the fire." These were the words of...

March 2020

March 07, 2020

Do We Need A New Word For “Privilege?”

I'm getting weird deja vu as I start this post. Sometimes things I write sound...

July 2019

July 11, 2019

Sexism and Sins Of The Progressive Church

I heard a collective sigh go up this morning, as clergywomen across America read the...

July 04, 2019

Who’s Free?

Hey you Over there on that side of history, on that side of the fence…...

May 2019

May 17, 2019

Beth Moore’s Good News Can’t Be Unheard

We're from different worlds, theologically speaking. We don't agree on everything, politically or otherwise. But...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

After the Flood

this rusty relic when it has finally good and washed away on the waves of...

February 26, 2019

Don’t Bury the Female Lede: Keeping Women’s Names in the Headlines

Elecia R. Dexter of Auburn, Alabama, is the new publisher and editor of the Democrat-Reporter,...

November 2018

November 07, 2018

Women in the House: Progress Comes in Steps, Not Waves

As of today, there are 100 Women in the House of Representatives. 100 Women in...

October 2018

October 19, 2018

Creating a World Where the Vulnerable No Longer Live in Fear

By the Rev. Chris Furr On the surreal day after Donald Trump was elected, I...

September 2018

September 28, 2018

No Words: When There’s Nothing Left to Say Before the Kavanaugh Vote

Like many of you, my moral outrage is spent after watching the Kavanaugh hearings yesterday....

September 19, 2018

Who We Believe, And Who We Believe is Important

We know the statistics. One in five women will be raped in her lifetime. Around...

September 04, 2018

Bishop Fails Apology for Groping Ariana Grande: Let’s Maybe Try That Again

We all cringed. By "we," I mean every woman who's ever endured a time when...

August 2018

August 15, 2018

Resistance Training: Our Words Matter

He called her a dog. The day after white supremacists tried to rally in our...

August 06, 2018

The Gospel According to Hamilton: Borders, Walls, and Who’s Really Free

On Sunday, Aug. 5, dozens of churches nationwide participated in a Hamilton Preach-In. Each participating...

July 2018

July 12, 2018

Not Just Papa John: There Are All Kinds of Racists

A friend of mine witnessed an incident the other day. Some folks had car trouble...

July 11, 2018

Better Songs, Better Stories: Give Girls More Than “Pretty”

We start conditioning girls young. The message is, your main goal in life is to...

July 03, 2018

Internalized Misogyny: When Women Are the Part of the Patriarchy Problem

Last week, I got to discuss my book with Adam Ericksen of The Raven Foundation....

July 02, 2018

The Edge of Great Change: Why All the Ugliness is Still Good News

I take it for granted sometimes that I can stand up and preach on a...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

While You Were Sleeping: Kansas City ICE Agent Assaults Attorney, Pregnant Mother and Child Deported

When I talked to Andrea Comfort Martinez on the phone earlier today, she was waiting...

June 11, 2018

Piecing it Together: Childcare Struggles and Economic Justice for Women

One minute, it's the last week of school. There is something extra special and important...

May 2018

May 29, 2018

“The White Man’s Guide to Not Being a Jerk,” Abridged

When it comes to issues of gender equality and racism, I feel the frustration and...

May 22, 2018

Very Christian White Guys: Here’s the Problem with Complementarianism

It was a fun weekend. I had a book signing at my local Barnes and...

April 2018

April 10, 2018

And Who Else Would We Be?

I wrote a book last summer. It made me really angry. That book *officially* releases...

January 2018

January 26, 2018

Career Obsessed Banshees with Snake-Filled Heads: Why Courtland Sykes Is No Joke

Career-obsessed banshees. She-devils who shriek from the tops of tall buildings. Mean-spirited radical feminists. Women...

January 15, 2018

White, Polite, and Part of the Problem: How to Honor MLK Day

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that white people, as a rule, like for...

January 08, 2018

Not-So-Little Black Dresses

"I'm not usually into award shows... but I watched every minute of the Golden Globes...

July 2017

July 26, 2017

Lace Up, and Go Care for the Wounded

A sad truth for today: I have maybe the best, most timely and important post...