Uncategorized John MacArthur and the dangers of biblical literalism by Jonathan Merritt https://religionnews.com/2022/07/19/john-macarthur-and-the-dangers-of-biblical-literalism/
Brandan Robertson Society was set up to give me, as a white man, every opportunity to succeed The primary reason that I was able to rise above the circumstances of my upbringing is because the society was set up to give me, as a white man, every…
Brian McLaren Bought by powerful corporate leaders Most Christians today remain unaware of how Christian leaders since the 1930s have been intentionally co-opted (or, more bluntly, bought) by powerful corporate leaders in America (and elsewhere) to provide…
John Pavlovitz Courting Fascism: Facing America’s Supreme Coup by John Pavlovitz https://johnpavlovitz.com/2022/07/03/courting-fascism-facing-americas-supreme-coup/
Uncategorized Christian Nationalism Drove These People Out of Their Churches https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7vew9/christian-nationalism-churches
Lisa Sharon Harper Who benefits from this law? But the law erected barriers to Fortune and her daughters marrying any man, Black or White. White men who chose to marry any of the Game/Fortune women would be indentured…
Andre Henry I didn’t want to believe that racism was alive and well in this country I was once that kid with an odd love of country. I remember lying on my bedroom floor, legs kicking behind me, as I filled white, glossy poster boards with…
Uncategorized Christian Nationalism is Dangerous to Christians by Jennifer Butler https://www.redletterchristians.org/christian-nationalism-is-dangerous-to-christians/
Brandan Robertson A profound metaphor for the process of ego death As Father Richard Rohr has taught, the first half of life is generally driven by our ego desires - asserting who we believe ourselves to be, competition, and achievement. This…
Idelette McVicker The intention is to heal from our internalized racism This book is not a hero’s journey. It is for those of us who have hit rock bottom in the human story of race. We’ve come to the end of…
Uncategorized How to Measure Your Emotional Bandwidth Broad bandwidth for cell phones went to 5G in late February in this part of AZ. I just traded in an old iPhone 6, and when I looked at the…
Brian McLaren The choice for many Christians is easy: it’s better for the good guys to win while breaking the rules than for the bad guys to win according to the rules It’s not just contorted history and science that predominate: it’s also twisted, constricted politics. Since democracy is never found in the Bible and since it is only applied in very…
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…
