During this year’s General Assembly, we hosted over twenty interviews. This week, we are featuring our conversation with: Confronting Whiteness Confronting Whiteness is an anti-racist ministry committed to equipping people racialized as white to confront the destructive ideology of whiteness and its harmful impact on individuals and our society through an intentional small group journey … Continue reading
Faith in many traditions works in absolutes, or maybe another word is certainty. There is comfort in reading the Scriptures with a black-and-white, definite, and certain mindset. But what might be the limitations of such a fixed mindset? “There is an enormous intimacy in wrestling. You have to be physically close to the other person … Continue reading
When Jesus said that unless we receive the Kingdom as a child, we can have no part of it, I always interpreted that as equal parts vulnerability, innocence, and curiosity. Kids ask lots of questions. Victoria Robb Powers and Cameron Mason Vickrey have coauthored a book about the many questions kids ask about God’s presence, … Continue reading
Let’s do a cognitive visualization activity. Try to relax by putting your shoulders back and firmly planting your feet on the floor, and take a couple of deep breaths. As I guide you through this experience, I want you to pay careful attention to what you visualize. Imagine you walk into an Evangelical church. What … Continue reading
Truth is truth, right? In the last several years, it seems as though facts are optional or debatable. Jesus told us that we shall know the truth, and the truth shall set us free. But what happens when Evangelicals are associated with a political movement that seems to be bending the truth or accepting alternative … Continue reading
The novelist Rudyard Kipling wrote, “Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” Sometimes a word travels through the zeitgeist, drawing the ire of some and delight of affirmation from others. Critical Race Theory, or CRT, is one of those words. When spoken by Conservative White media and politicians, CRT has been … Continue reading
While having a rich history of theological diversity, Evangelicalism tends to skew towards female exclusivity in leadership and places of prominence. If you think this is an unfair assessment, name one female megachurch pastor from this movement… The trickle-down effect of this patriarchal biblical worldview affects how Evangelical women have been given opportunities to have … Continue reading
Stories are powerful. They give meaning and understanding. Stories directly influence how we see ourselves, our neighbors, and the world around us. One of the stories dominating politics and society today is that of chaos. “Chaos breeds cynicism and despair. It pushes us toward withdrawal, inaction. For this reason, those who perpetrate injustice often choose … Continue reading
Imagine a society where people are sanctioned where to live based on their vocation and economic status. This same society gives a bleak perspective into what is happening in the world around it through television. And those that govern are swayed by special interest. Well, this isn’t science fiction but a reality for many Americans. … Continue reading
What’s your theology of caring for the dead? You haven’t thought much about it, have you? Neither did I until I sat down with the authors of Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead, Mikeal Parsons and Cody Sanders. “What we do in relation to this stage of bodily becoming, the inevitability of our incarnation … Continue reading