Dr. William Barber, II, is a hero. He wrote an op-ed this week following the National Prayer Breakfast. I have continued to think about his essay and about the powerful words he quoted from Frederick Douglass ... Read more
Dr. William Barber, II, is a hero. He wrote an op-ed this week following the National Prayer Breakfast. I have continued to think about his essay and about the powerful words he quoted from Frederick Douglass ... Read more
Many Christians have never been challenged to consider all the biblical texts dealing with justice. Read more
No matter what we think of the current sociopolitical situation, whether we endorse the present administration or bemoan it, we cannot deny the gravity of the state we find ourselves in. Read more
I have had some iteration of the phrase, Don't worry, God is sovereign, thrown at me twice in the last 24 hours ... Read more
It's obvious we live in a divisive time. But lately I’ve started to wonder if we live in an oversimplified one as well. Read more
I see a clear parallel between fundamentalist religion and Kellyanne Conway's defense of an obvious falsehood about the crowd size at the presidential inauguration. Read more
I lived out the greater portion of my life operating under the premise that it was a sin to be gay, but I was wrong. Read more
Some days I find it really hard to believe in God. Read more
Growing up with a single mother, I learned that being a woman and being strong go hand in hand. Read more
David Phillips Hansen's new book, Native Americans, the Mainline Church, and the Quest for Interracial Justice, is a sobering and important exploration of the historical, theological, and social relationships between the church and native peoples. Read more