Why I Need to Follow Black Jesus
For years, the idea of “Black Jesus” confused me. I understood why we needed to subvert the all-too-familiar image of Jesus as blonde-haired and blue-eyed. Jesus was Jewish and grew…
For years, the idea of “Black Jesus” confused me. I understood why we needed to subvert the all-too-familiar image of Jesus as blonde-haired and blue-eyed. Jesus was Jewish and grew…
Slow, local, messy. Small, hidden, unnoticed. Patient, gentle, kind. These are the words I tend to use to describe the work of God’s Spirit in our lives and in the…
Have you ever felt really proud to know someone? I’m thinking of growing up with someone who becomes a celebrity. I have one such person in my life. She’s not…
“White Picket Fences tackles one of the thorniest topics of our time and illuminates it with honesty, humility, and hope.” — Andy Crouch “Warm, honest, and inviting" — Tish Harrison…
We need to begin envisioning and creating collaborative spaces for the work of justice, reconciliation, and healing. I wrote yesterday about how we cannot skip from exclusion to belonging. And…
When it comes to the work of undoing systemic injustice in America, many of us want to skip to the end of the story, from exclusion to belonging. We would…
I've teamed up with some awesome authors for a TEN-BOOK giveaway! You can win all TEN of these books, which are all about privilege, racism, social healing, and faith (if…
What is privilege? How can we leverage it to proclaim God’s love to the world and create communities that flourish? Dominique DuBois Gilliard, the author of Subversive Witness, talks with…
I didn’t mean to read and listen and think about a series of controversial topics this week, but I’m passing along some of my favorite writers and podcasters who have…
Honestly, my favorite thing about this week is that our kids all went back to school. I love their schools. They like their schools. I love getting back into a…