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…
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…
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…
Frederick Buechner Churches die, but God does not die The gospel story can be read as the story of a man to whom, in his fragility, almost every bad thing happens that can happen, a man not unlike the…
Parker Palmer Poetry and humor Once again, Abraham Lincoln offers a case in point. His life was laced with the stress that comes from being hounded by darkness; high anxiety and high blood pressure are…
Uncategorized Kindness Doesn’t Just Make You Healthier, It Can Actually Slow Aging, New Research Shows from Inc.com A new study shows loving-kindness meditation may actually help postpone the inevitable. https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/kindness-doesnt-just-make-you-healthier-it-can-actually-slow-aging-new-research-shows.html
Uncategorized Shopping for a new church? Your politics may determine which pew fits A new study examines the role that politics plays in how Americans choose a new church. https://religionnews.com/2022/12/12/shopping-for-a-new-church-your-politics-may-determine-which-pew-fits/
Uncategorized Hope is Here An excerpt from God is a Black Woman by Christena Cleveland, PhD “Being both Black and female in the aftermath of Trump’s election in 2016, I was beginning to connect…
Online Bible Studies and Book Discussion Groups Curated by June Tamburro Online Courses: Center for Action and Contemplation https://cac.org/online-ed/ Founded by Fr. Richard Rohr, the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) provides online spiritual resources “to empower…
Jonny Rashid James H. Cone I first encountered the idea that God sides with the oppressed after Black liberation theology in seminary - particularly the work of theologian and thinker James H. Cone. Cone was…
Brian McLaren Once they practiced denial, deception, and cover-up Of course, now that I’m a bit older and have had my own skirmishes with self-sabotage, I’ve come to wonder if my colleagues and I had it all wrong. It…
jonathan wilson-hartgrove New book urges white Christians to assess their ‘abuses of faith’ A new book by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/new-book-urges-white-christians-assess-their-abuses-faith
Idelette McVicker It wasn’t God who created race. People did. It wasn’t God who created race. People did. In 2000, scientists finally proved that race is a social construct, never a scientific or biological one. J. Craig Venter, the American…
Allie Kochert The Modern Desert Dweller The ancient desert mystics, those desert dwellers of the past, seem distant and disconnected to modern life. When we are wedded to our devices, spend hours getting to and fro…
Uncategorized Great Employment Numbers: 44% of Fully Employed Make $18,000 a Year or Less https://therealnews.com/stories/employment-numbers-fully-employed-low-pay-no-security
Diana Butler Bass The latest thoughts from Diana: Diana Butler Bass is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture. She holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke…
Mark Feldmeir Mark Feldmeir is the author of four books, including his latest work, A House Divided: Engaging the Issues through a Politics of Compassion. He has served on the Adjunct Faculty at Claremont…
Uncategorized On late-night TV and bestseller lists, new books on prayer resonating with readers After a tumultuous year, several new books about prayer from popular Christian authors seem to be speaking to the moment. Featuring books by Father James Martin, Sarah Bessey, and Tish…
Podcast Welcome to the Compassionate Christianity Podcast! We feature interviews with authors and activists of interest to compassionate Christians. New episode: Book interview with Sophfronia Scott, author of Wild, Beautiful, and…
Erin Robinson Hall The Gospel According to Joshua Sometimes words come back to me. They linger long enough to make me wonder what I am supposed to hear in them now. I wrote years ago about my…
Tracy Danz Books have been my companions, and I theirs, since my formative high school days. It all began with two very different faith-based pieces of fiction - Siddhartha and The Screwtape…