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Read more about the article S3 E10 | Anxiety, Affluence, and Identity with Niro Feliciano

S3 E10 | Anxiety, Affluence, and Identity with Niro Feliciano

  • Post published:September 1, 2020
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In an achievement-oriented culture, how do we risk vulnerability in order to move toward personal and racial healing? Cognitive therapist Niro Feliciano talks with Amy Julia about the complexities of…

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Read more about the article Anxiety and the Peace of God

Anxiety and the Peace of God

  • Post published:August 27, 2020
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I spent a few hours awake in the middle of the night. It was the first time in a long time that anxiety pushed aside peace and dripped into my…

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Read more about the article Four Spiritual Practices That Help Social Justice Stay Grounded in Love

Four Spiritual Practices That Help Social Justice Stay Grounded in Love

  • Post published:August 26, 2020
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As individual human beings, the scope of the brokenness in our society is impossible to comprehend, much less to address. It is easy to get overwhelmed. Without an abundance of…

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Read more about the article S3 E9 | How Jesus Overcomes the Barrier of Wealth with Marlena Graves

S3 E9 | How Jesus Overcomes the Barrier of Wealth with Marlena Graves

  • Post published:August 25, 2020
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Fear often inhabits both wealth and poverty. How does viewing money and self-sacrifice through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus bring freedom and joy? Writer and speaker Marlena Graves,…

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Read more about the article Questions About Justice: Talking With Everybody’s Church

Questions About Justice: Talking With Everybody’s Church

  • Post published:August 22, 2020
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What are two practical things I can do this week to respond to racial injustice? What if in trying to say something welcoming I instead commit a microaggression? Do people…

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Read more about the article Welcome! Let Me Introduce Myself

Welcome! Let Me Introduce Myself

  • Post published:August 21, 2020
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Hello friends! I’ve been writing blog posts, teaching, speaking, and writing books for years, but I wanted to pause for a minute and introduce myself to any new readers and…

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Read more about the article Love for a Thousand Generations

Love for a Thousand Generations

  • Post published:August 13, 2020
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“For a thousand generations…” There’s this phrase that comes up a lot in the Old Testament. It’s a promise, or maybe, even more, a declaration—that God’s love will endure for…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Breaking Ground

AJB Recommends: Breaking Ground

  • Post published:August 1, 2020
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There’s an embarrassment of riches on the new website Breaking Ground. This site has a threefold purpose: to learn from the past to see what is being revealed in the…

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Read more about the article S3 E6 | Now Is the Time for Justice with Jemar Tisby

S3 E6 | Now Is the Time for Justice with Jemar Tisby

  • Post published:July 28, 2020
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How do we find hope, particularly in white American churches, when our history and identity is intertwined with racism? How does knowing who we were—and who we are—help us move…

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Read more about the article Forgiveness, Racial Healing, and Justice

Forgiveness, Racial Healing, and Justice

  • Post published:July 23, 2020
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What role does forgiveness play in the work of racial healing and justice?  On my podcast this week, I am replaying an interview with my friend Niro Feliciano. This conversation…

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