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Restorative Looking
We must be restoring dignity in all the places where the imago Dei has been stripped, deformed, or humiliated.
This Is Pure and Undefiled Religion: Take Care of Orphans and Widows in Their Affliction
Jesus’ teachings in the Gospels say much about love, justice, compassion, and mercy for the socially marginalized and socially vulnerable.
Seminary While Black: How One Institution’s Toxic Culture is Causing a Black Exodus
One professor thought it was okay to use the n-word in a lecture.
Revisiting Apartheid and Reformed Theology: Who Is To Blame?
Their theologizing was ignorant of their South African context of racialized oppression.
Why Teach Your Kids about the Gospel and Racial Reconciliation?
I remember the time my son overheard a child say he was stupid because he had “brown skin” — an event which occurred, sadly, within a predominantly white Christian context.
Wakanda in Infinity War
Coogler saw Wakanda as a character; the Russo Brothers saw her as a place.
After Lemonade: The Future of Black Christians in the Diaspora
The election caused us to pack up our stuff and leave. It was our elevator incident.
A Letter from the Angry Black Woman in Your Pew
Addressing the levels of male privilege, sexism, and racism must begin in our communities. The change must begin in our churches.
James Cone, the Cross, and the Lynching Memorial
Against this backdrop of unremitting suffering, black people looked to religion for answers.
I Thought My Wife Wasn’t “Woke”
Giving each other space to communicate the burdens of our hearts are unifying us in a complicated way.