Brian McLaren When the meaning and belonging modules are out of alignment Now when it comes to intellectual doubt, you’re dealing primarily with your meaning module, the part of your brain committee that thinks critically and analytically. But your meaning module’s independent…
Susan K. Smith Jesus seemed absent, his words ignored Our beloved Bible gave us the Great Commandment, found in the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It is significant that these words are found in all three of…
Catherine Meeks Proximity without a process Physical proximity to one another can provide diverse peoples opportunities for caring relationship. However, without sustained interaction and expression of intimacy among people of different identities, the stage is set…
Ibram X. Kendi Denial is the heartbeat of racism It is hard for me to believe I finished high school in the year 2000 touting so many racist ideas. A racist culture had handed me the ammunition to shoot…
Uncategorized A letter from Jourdon Dayton, Ohio August 7, 1865 To My Old Master, Colonel P. H. Anderson, Big Spring, Tennessee Sir: I got your letter, and was glad that you had not forgotten Jourdon,…
Shane Claiborne The New American Revival: Christian Nationalism’s ‘Delta Variant’ by Shane Claiborne https://www.redletterchristians.org/the-new-american-revival-christian-nationalisms-delta-variant/
Red Letter Christians Kayla Craig is Resourcing Parents for These Times by Rachel Ophoff at Red Letter Christians https://www.redletterchristians.org/kayla-craig-is-resourcing-parents-for-these-times/
Uncategorized As kids return to school, we must protect their right to rest. Sabbath practices can help. by Kate H. Rademacher https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/as-kids-return-to-school-we-must-protect-their-right-to-rest-sabbath-practices-can-help/2021/08/31/0e910a42-0aa3-11ec-a7c8-61bb7b3bf628_story.html
Frederick Buechner The world’s terrible fragility Much of the rest of the day I lay there on my back watching the endless TV replays of the unspeakably beautiful September morning with the plane, golden in the…
Parker Palmer An ancient fear of “the other” Human nature includes an ancient fear of “the other.” In the face of diversity, we feel tension - and that, in turn, can lead to discomfort, distrust, conflict, violence, and…
Leigh Finke How Do I Learn The Language? Non-LGBTQ+ people may get anxious hearing - let alone being expected to use - language they don’t understand or simply aren’t used to. At this point, you might be flipping…
Kerry Connelly The Birth of the White Empire Most of us - especially those of us who like to think of ourselves as good - sort of cringe at the idea of a white empire. It reeks of…
Uncategorized Church Where MLK Launched His Civil Rights Career to Become a Museum https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mlk-church-museum-grant-alabama-civil-rights-bus-boycott-180978446/
Maya Angelou Morocco Although I was living in the twentieth century, I still held on to the nineteenth-century fanciful idea of Arabia. There were Caliphs and strong sexless eunuchs and harems where…
Brian McLaren For them, the conceptual side of faith simply isn’t that important Some people don’t think much about their faith. For them, it’s primarily a matter of belonging (I enjoy being part of a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or dharma group) or…
Uncategorized Netflix’s ‘Pray Away’ Is A Humanizing Look At ‘Gay Conversion’ Therapy Survivors “It’s undeniable that this movement causes harm,” said filmmaker Kristine Stolakis, whose late uncle hoped to “cure” his trans identity with reparative therapy. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/netflix-pray-away-lgbtq-conversion-therapy-documentary_n_610d2df7e4b0e28b31e033c5
Religion News Service Maine faith leaders sign letter calling on Sen. Susan Collins to back For the People Act https://religionnews.com/2021/08/10/maine-faith-leaders-sign-letter-calling-on-sen-susan-collins-to-back-for-the-people-act/
Susan K. Smith Both the church and the state, when it came to racism, were weak from the start. As slavery continued to thrive in the United States, slave traders, many of whom called themselves Christian, participated in the business of selling human beings. As the economy of the…
Susan K. Smith Using A Smile As An Act Of Resistance by Susan K. Smith https://candidobservation.com/author/candidobservation/
Religion News Service Young evangelicals are leaving church. LGBTQ bias may be driving them away. As white evangelical denominations double down on their opposition to equality, many younger evangelicals, gay and straight, are voting with their feet. from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2021/08/06/young-evangelicals-are-leaving-church-resistance-to-lgbtq-equality-is-driving-them-away/
