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September 2018

September 04, 2018

Kavanaugh and the Threat to Women

Reversing Roe does nothing to address the causes of unintended pregnancies nor many of the...

July 2018

July 02, 2018

Last Week Was Hard: Moving Reproductive Justice Forward with Faith

We cannot allow narrow ideological commitments rooted in fear, disinformation, and prejudice to shape our...

June 2018

June 05, 2018

Why the Supreme Court’s Decision to Respect “Sincere Religious Beliefs” is Wrong

What exactly does it mean to “respect” beliefs that violate the humanity of others?

May 2018

May 13, 2018

All I Want for Mother’s Day is . . . An End to Poverty

A new Poor People’s Campaign is launched on May 13, 2018 – Mother’s Day. An...

May 03, 2018

The Danger of Evangelicals – It’s Not About Hillary Anymore

I see very little of compassion in our President and less of it in my...

April 2018

April 28, 2018

Paul Ryan Surprised to Find Christianity is Political

Jesus didn’t say to the lame, “Rise up and go get a job!” or to...

April 07, 2018

What is Progressive Christianity?

The term "progressive" has long been used to represent an understanding of Christianity marked by...

March 2018

March 27, 2018

Will You Go to Church on Easter?

I am tired of God the Father. I am tired of the traditional, patriarchal Trinitarian...

February 2017

February 13, 2017

How to Reject Xenophobia – Have Lunch Instead!

There many things - large and small - that Christians can do to fight the...

February 10, 2017

How White People Gather to Undermine White Supremacy

Last Sunday, two colleagues and I greeted a group of thirty-three people over a shared...

February 07, 2017

Practicing Solidarity: The Power of Churches to Challenge Hate

It is difficult to talk about these issues with white Christians in this country in...

October 2016

October 28, 2016

Christian Crazies Threaten Democracy, Peace, and Public Safety

Progressive Christians are often loath to tell other people that their interpretations of scripture or...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

How to Pray When You Don’t Believe in Magic

Asking God to heal the sick or feed the hungry or to end injustice is...

September 07, 2016

Do We Need an 11th Commandment?

Christians ought to have a Trinitarian understanding of moral obligations that exist in relation to...

August 2016

August 23, 2016

Keeping Hope in a World Gone Mad

The question remains, though, how do we keep doing the work of social justice in...

July 2016

July 04, 2016

Rediscovering the Joy of Worship

Lately, it has been a chore to go to church. After all, I really ought...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

Has North Carolina become the “Hate State”?

Clearly, being Christian means something different to me than to many people in NC who...

March 2016

March 25, 2016

What Do Christians Believe About the Crucifixion?

Feminist, womanist, mujerista and other critical theologies saved Christianity for me.

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Is Slavery Really Over?

White people will never be able to understand the problem of policing and the black...

December 2015

December 27, 2015

Is Tribal Christianity as Dangerous as Tribal Islam?

Stories of dysfunction and violence in Islamic countries and stories of institutional racism and xenophobia...

December 16, 2015

Peace on Earth? Is Misogyny Ever Innocent?

Let me say right off the bat – I don’t know this family or the...

December 14, 2015

Is an Apocalypse Inevitable Before We Can Achieve Sustainability?

While delegates in Paris have been hammering out a long-overdue global deal to lower greenhouse...

November 2015

November 09, 2015

Do Benedictions Matter?

When we recited my familiar progressive benediction on Saturday, it reminded me of the power...

October 2015

October 17, 2015

Growing Pains: The Challenge of Raising Children Who Think for Themselves

I made myself breathe deep. I made myself just listen. I reminded myself that I...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Protestant Pope Envy

As a feminist, I see this difference between our ecclesial structures – the difference between...

September 21, 2015

I’m Christian, But I’m Not. . .

As a Presbyterian minister and a progressive Christian ethicist, when the young people on the...

September 15, 2015

What’s a White Christian to Do? Racism, White Privilege, and Stepping Up

White privilege and racism will not go away until we begin to address these problems...

August 2015

August 27, 2015

Does it matter if my ancestors owned slaves?

In some ways, it doesn’t matter if my ancestors owned slaves. After all, my privilege...

August 03, 2015

Misogyny is Exhausting

While misogyny is deeply embedded in the development, history, and theology of Christianity, this does...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

Why My Heart Breaks When Churches “Leave” the PCUSA

My heart broke a little as I rode my bike past that church. It broke...