The Quartet of the Vulnerable and Justice
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…
Social Justice Work Requires Spiritual Practices
You can’t pursue social justice and healing over a long period of time without a source of spiritual sustenance, found in spiritual practices. I don’t mean that everyone who pursues…
S4 E7 | Are Christians Afraid to Talk About Racism? with Corey Widmer
Marxism is often brought up when talking about progressive views of justice, but what are the secular concepts that shape conservative views of justice? Are they biblical? Corey Widmer, lead…
Bloom Where You’re Planted
I used to think that the only way for me to participate in social healing was to move. I live in a predominantly white, affluent, highly educated neighborhood. How could…
AJB Recommends: The Best of What I Read, Watched, and Listened To on Vacation
I took 10 days of vacation at the beginning of August, and I had a chance to read and listen and watch a lot. Here are some podcasts, books, articles,…
Four Spiritual Practices That Help Social Justice Stay Grounded in Love
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…
Questions About Justice: Talking With Everybody’s Church
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…
Choosing to Be Present in Suffering
For people like me—for people who are white and live in affluence and stability—stories like that of George Floyd are easy to ignore. In the past, I have told myself…
We All Need Healing from Racism
We All Need Healing from Racism is part of a series of posts I’m sharing, written by people who read White Picket Fences and responded to the themes of the…
Creating a More Equitable World
Creating a More Equitable World is part of a series of posts I’m sharing, written by people who read White Picket Fences and responded to the themes of the book…
