Recently, I remembered a conversation from 4 years ago, with a white friend. We were a few weeks from the 2016 presidential elections and taking the scenic route through southern Minnesota. The 2.5-hour drive through the Minnesota River Valley is beautiful (especially in the fall). But I was silently counting the number of Trump signs … Continue reading Voting for the Kingdom of God
Christian Unity Doesn’t Mean Avoiding Political Realities
As November 3rd draws nearer, I hear not only an increase in the bitter and divisive political rhetoric as Biden and Trump vie for the presidency, but also pleas on the part of some Christian leaders to focus on “Christian unity.” To be honest, I don’t blame pastors and other leaders for wanting to provide … Continue reading Christian Unity Doesn’t Mean Avoiding Political Realities
Interrupting White Supremacy in Conservative Christian Institutions
In January I had the privilege of preaching during Spiritual Renewal Week at John Brown University in Arkansas. When I received the invitation, I thought the school was affiliated with the abolitionist hero John Brown who played an important role in leading antislavery protests during “Bleeding Kansas” before his raid on Harpers Ferry. But that’s … Continue reading Interrupting White Supremacy in Conservative Christian Institutions
Life Made Me a Pro-Choice Christian
Trigger Warning: This article includes Rape and Abuse of Women I am obsessed with life, let’s start there. There’s nothing more precious than the experience of our existence: this incredibly frail and mysteriously resilient reality through which we get to make connections that shape our souls toward love, God, ourselves, and each other. I’m also … Continue reading Life Made Me a Pro-Choice Christian
I Refuse to Pray for a Racist Abusive President
Over the course of the last 7 months, I’ve had too many conversations with folks who were frustrated with how Trump was mishandling the Pandemic of 2020, aka Covid-19. It collectively seemed that there was a collective wish and hope was to see Trump get coronavirus. Honestly, this wasn’t because of anything malicious, in my … Continue reading I Refuse to Pray for a Racist Abusive President
Praying with Female Saints Helped Our Spiritually Mixed Marriage
What the church people don’t tell you is that, in any marriage, the person you wed will not be the same person you wake up with in five years, nor the same person who brings you coffee in fifteen years. What you don’t imagine is that one day your spouse will look you dead in … Continue reading Praying with Female Saints Helped Our Spiritually Mixed Marriage