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September 2020

September 18, 2020

Ashe County, North Carolina: Racism Definitely Lives Here.

Ashe County, North Carolina: Racism Definitely Lives Here. You wouldn't think it would matter...

January 2020

January 31, 2020

A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF RACIAL INCLUSION

Someone recently asked me to construct a theology of racial inclusion based...

May 2019

May 07, 2019

Nacogdoches, Texas Pool Brutality / Cop Assaults Young Black Woman

On April 10th, Nacogdoches, Texas Police Officer Josh Anders assaulted multiple women in a parking...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

Navigating Hall County: Racism on the Roadway

After a recent visit to North Georgia, I wrote this short editorial to the Gainesville...

November 2018

November 27, 2018

EJ Bradford: Martyr of Hoover, Alabama / Home of Racists

Did they know they'd hired a racist? It's possible. Maybe they didn't know how...

May 2018

May 01, 2018

Henry County, Georgia : White Dreams and Black Nightmares

Every blow looks like all the rest. A black person being brutalized by white cops....

February 2018

February 14, 2018

The Fight to Rename a School: Pushing Further

The Fight to Rename a School: Pushing Further *Based on My Words at the...

February 06, 2018

Denton, Texas: The Noose / Racist USA

People live. People laugh. People dance. People love Denton. Everything they could ever...

January 2018

January 25, 2018

The Money: A Parable of Sorts (Part 6/7 of 8): The Trial

The records said that I pled out. I didn't plea shit. Didn't nobody care...

January 13, 2018

The Money: A Parable of Sorts (Part 4 of 8): The Exit

"I want you to welcome your new coworker!" The grocery store was in the...

January 11, 2018

The Money: A Parable of Sorts (Part 3 of 8): The Upbringing

"They're fucking our women. They're stealing our shit. They're slitting our throats. We are...

September 2016

September 22, 2016

Those Confederate Flags in De Leon

*I wrote the following letter to the editor for the people of De Leon,...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

United Methodist Insensitivity Unleashed in North Texas

"What were they thinking?" I almost didn't write this piece. People kept...

June 26, 2016

The Passion of Charles Moore: Two Years Later

The Rev. Charles Moore visits me often. For over two years now, I've closed...

June 17, 2016

On the One Year Anniversary of the Tragedy at Mother Emanuel AME Church

Almost a year ago, I released this statement to numerous outlets after learning of...

February 2016

February 21, 2016

Lenten Remix 11: End Racism

"Love must be sincere. End Racism." Racism pervades every part of our lives....

December 2015

December 24, 2015

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and the Slaughter of the Innocent

When the frantic calls started to flood his phone, Bobby Daniels knew his...

December 14, 2015

The Church: The Escape (Part11of15)

*Though this is definitely outside of what I normally write, I’ve decided to publish a...

December 14, 2015

The Church: The Entrance (Part10of15)

*Though this is definitely outside of what I normally write, I’ve decided to publish a...

November 2015

November 26, 2015

The Praying Old Man

Throughout Thanksgiving dinner, I kept looking at an iconic photograph hanging on the wall at...

November 23, 2015

Words from the Oak Lawn to DPD, Rally for Change

*The following is based on my speech from Oak Lawn to DPD, Rally for Change....

September 2015

September 12, 2015

“Beyond Identity: The Image of a Queer God”

-Preached at Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) in St. Louis, MO on Sept. 7, 2015...

August 2015

August 07, 2015

The Intern Monologues: Last Things with a Spiritual Son

*This is the last intentional conversation of Christian Parks' summer internship. J: Christian,...

July 2015

July 11, 2015

Confession Not Deflection

After hearing an acquaintance make two racist remarks, I insinuated that his remarks were problematic....

June 2015

June 18, 2015

On the Tragedy at Mother Emanuel AME Church

"Tragedy amplifies our desperate desire to hear a word from God. In the midst...

May 2015

May 04, 2015

Liberation Will Only Come Through Revolution

In the wake of the flames of the streets of Baltimore, Christians of all stripes...

April 2015

April 09, 2015

A Prayer for Michael Slager: The North Charleston Killer*

*"...love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you..." -Matthew 5:44 Oh...

April 04, 2015

Jesus is Dead! : An Easter Case for a Theological Resurrection

Throughout my ministry, I have heard awful stories of pain, abuse and suffering. Though the...

February 2015

February 12, 2015

The Lynching of Sureshbhai Patel

The video is horrific. Madison, Alabama police officer Eric Parker slammed Sureshbhai Patel into...

January 2015

January 24, 2015

The Lethal Nature of Moderate Theology

Week after week, pastors and staffs of churches deliberate about what message they intend...