Dear Pastors and Preachers, Many of you (us) have been taught a falsity about unity. We have been taught that to lead is to make equal space for all people, regardless of political difference and to find our unity in Jesus. This has been framed as a noble thing. But before we address our churches, … Continue reading Dear Pastors, Unity Will Not Erase Your Complicity
Why So Many White Christians Refuse to Believe In Police Brutality
What has remained consistent in these 5 years, is that one after another, videos and accounts of aggegious violence against Black people have surfaced. What is more, they have been continually met by White people at large, and Christians specifically with a “you cannot lump all officers into one category.” And while this is true … Continue reading Why So Many White Christians Refuse to Believe In Police Brutality
The Chasm Between White Theology and Black Liberation
We must be clear that in every culture and in every historical moment, we are doing theology from a specific socio-political location, and it is necessary that in each moment, we analyze the contributions and acts of each consciously contextualized theology in order to work for justice, dignity, and renewal.
The Evangelical Social Construction of Virginity
Virginity is not the secret of to healthy or good relationships. Evangelicals worship at the altar of purity and put resources, time, and theologizing into protecting it without teaching is people how to be Christians of sexual integrity and Christlikeness.
A Displaced Christ(mas) in a Comfortable Christianity
I don’t know that the earthly family of God would have made it to Bethlehem this year. And while we watch hallmark specials and engage in consumerism in the name of Christ, we may lose the point of the incarnation all together.
In Search of a Prophetic Thanksgiving
I would much rather mourn that which is true rather than rejoice in evil.