John Pavlovitz That’s not what love does As you might imagine or have witnessed firsthand, I regularly encounter people who show up in my inbox or on my timeline or in my comment section because something I’ve…
Justin Phillips A perfect picture of our tribalism One of my favorite rituals while teaching high school in Knoxville was the year-end chapel celebrating students’ college commitments. Graduating seniors stepped to the microphone in front of the assembled…
Lisa Sharon Harper The church itself became the primary auction block for slavery The new law protected White women and their children from slavery by removing the financial impetus for their enslavement. They would be indentured to the local parish, not enslaved by…
Uncategorized What spirituality is In a twin study on religion and mental health, psychiatric genetic-epidemiologist Kenneth Kendler and his colleagues looked at “religion” as compared with “spirituality” in nearly two thousand adult twins. It…
Uncategorized Roger Stone and Michael Flynn under fire over rallies ‘distorting Christianity’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/14/roger-stone-michael-flynn-distorting-christianity-reawaken-america
Brandan Robertson Defining Privilege Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines “privilege” as “a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor.” In other words, it’s some form of advantage given to a particular group…
Robert P. Jones One of the most violent expressions of white supremacy One of the most violent expressions of white supremacy occured on Easter Sunday 1873 in the Baptist-dominated town of Colfax, Louisiana. The state was still reeling from defeat in the…
Andre Henry I know I’m not the only Black person to have ever sidestepped the revolution I blush to admit that pre-apocalyptic Andre didn’t see racism as being endemic to American society. I once believed racism was primarily an emotional attitude rooted in ignorance, an irrational…
Uncategorized What our physical bodies have to teach us about healing wounds within community As Bem and I considered how we might communicate what our physical bodies have to teach us about healing wounds within community, we were reminded of the parables told by…
Brandan Robertson An exploration of the idea of privilege This book is an exploration of the idea of privilege through the lens of the example set by a radical rabbi from Nazareth named Jesus. The goal of this book…