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About Nathan Roberts

Nathan Roberts is a Midwestern minister and the Co-Founder and US Director of Daylight Center and School in Kenya reaching out to at-risk students. His Memoir with former World Vision Sponsor Child Michael Kimpur: POOR MILLIONAIRES: The Village Boy who Walked to the Modern World and the American Boy Who Followed Him Home. You can read excerpts at poormillionaires.org. He once did a TEDx talk which was a real dream come true. Follow him on Twitter @nathaniroberts View all posts by Nathan Roberts →

In High School I was the Victim of a Christian Anti-Masturbation Cult #ChurchToo
by Nathan Roberts

How does a high schooler find themselves in a Christian Anti-Masturbation Cult, you ask? Its a good question. One I’ve asked myself for years. For me, it was a combination of living inside a Christian bubble, a tragic lack of sexual education, and a balding older man who chose to spend his nights in a … Continue reading In High School I was the Victim of a Christian Anti-Masturbation Cult #ChurchToo →

If Your Beliefs are Different Than Your Family’s – Plan Your Own Funeral
by Nathan Roberts

Planning your own funeral can be really helpful. Especially if your faith or worldview is pretty different than your family’s. Because if you don’t leave instructions, chances are your family is going to go on auto-pilot.

How To (and not to) Respond When Someone Calls You A Racist
by Nathan Roberts

We need to figure out how to work through those tough moments when we say and do racist stuff. Because it is going to happen, the question is – how are we going to respond? It’s not going to be easy, but I’m rooting for you.

Female Marine Was Subjected to Sexism & Harassment Until She Left: Interview
by Nathan Roberts

Sometimes at school, while at the Vet center a curious student walks in, wondering about the different branches. If it’s a female, I warn her to NOT join the Marines. If it’s a male, I just feel sad that after a short time of brainwashing, he will undoubtedly come to see women inferior to men. I don’t necessarily regret my service, I’m just saddened. Men learn to hate women. Women learn to hate women. This is the Marine Corps.

Prayers, Protest, & the Dangerous Justice of Jesus – Interview with Kenji Kuramitsu
by Nathan Roberts

“A Booklet of uncommon prayer: Collects for the #BlackLivesMatter Movement – and Beyond” by Kenji Kuramitsu is a collection of prayers that belongs right next to your poster board and permanent marker collection. It is a gripping collection of prayers that come from Kuramitsu’s own activism and a welcome addition to your self-care rituals, community … Continue reading Prayers, Protest, & the Dangerous Justice of Jesus – Interview with Kenji Kuramitsu →

They Had High Risk Pools in the Bible – They Called Them Leper Colonies
by Nathan Roberts

Jesus taught us to “love our neighbors as ourselves” or the modern equivalent – “Put your neighbor in the risk pool you would like to be put in.”