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Privilege and Race

Read more about the article A Reminder to Love

A Reminder to Love

  • Post published:September 2, 2021
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We are living in a time of dissension and conflict about almost everything—from Critical Race Theory to LGBTQ+ rights to wearing masks to who should be able to vote. It’s…

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Read more about the article Why Christians Must Fight Systemic Racism: NYT Essay by Esau McCaulley

Why Christians Must Fight Systemic Racism: NYT Essay by Esau McCaulley

  • Post published:July 19, 2021
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“Many fear that Christians who speak out against racism want to tear down America. That is not true; we are the fools who believe that America might better embody its…

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Read more about the article When You Say the Wrong Thing

When You Say the Wrong Thing

  • Post published:July 8, 2021
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I messed up in my last conversation about social justice and racism. I was talking with a white man from New York who grew up in what he described as…

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Truth Can Feel Miserable

  • Post published:July 7, 2021
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“Before ‘the truth sets you free,’ it tends to make you miserable.” —Richard Rohr, Falling Upward Truth can feel miserable. I don’t like seeing the truth about myself when it…

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Read more about the article Christianity Today: Independence Day Calls Us to the Holy Work of Repair

Christianity Today: Independence Day Calls Us to the Holy Work of Repair

  • Post published:July 3, 2021
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As we approach this Fourth of July, I am thinking about those tattered and threadbare flags that led to an empty flagpole. I am thinking of the reasons my grandfather,…

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Read more about the article Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) and Mammograms
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) and Mammograms

  • Post published:June 30, 2021
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Is everything about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) these days? That’s the claim—or accusation—a lot of parents are making across the country when it comes to a newfound focus on…

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Read more about the article The Quartet of the Vulnerable and Justice

The Quartet of the Vulnerable and Justice

  • Post published:June 23, 2021
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Derek Chauvin will come before a judge for sentencing later this week. He, and we, will learn how much time he will spend behind bars as punishment for his crime…

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Read more about the article On Juneteenth, Beyond Anti-Racism

On Juneteenth, Beyond Anti-Racism

  • Post published:June 19, 2021
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Today is Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Galveston, Texas. It is a day to lament the gap between the ideals of…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: 4 Great Novels by Mildred Taylor

AJB Recommends: 4 Great Novels by Mildred Taylor

  • Post published:June 18, 2021
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Summer reading recommendation: check out Mildred Taylor’s lesser-known novels. Novels by Mildred Taylor Many people have heard of Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, a 1976 Newberry-Award-winning novel about…

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Read more about the article Compassionate Anti-Racism

Compassionate Anti-Racism

  • Post published:June 7, 2021
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A lot of white people are afraid to get involved in anti-racism work. Many of us are afraid to claim association with #BlackLivesMatter. We’ve heard from friends or colleagues that…

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