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Come dream with me about what is possible. Near the beginning of the summer, I wrote this post about imagining something new. I wrote it publicly, but actually I think that it was for me. Those words have been the oars that have moved me slowly and quietly over the waves of the …
10 Easy Things You Could Do On MLK Day To Honor the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1. Listen to a whole MLK speech. When we only see the popular quotes pulled from his speeches, we are in danger of consuming a sanitized version of Dr. King that makes us comfortable. Listening to Dr. …
Thoughts on reading: The Color of Compromise: The Truth About The American Church’s Complicity in Racism A new book by Jemar Tisby I have been following Jemar Tisby’s work for a couple of years now and have been eagerly anticipating the release of his new book The Color of Compromise, so when calls went out …
MLK50: Gospel Reflections from the Mountaintop On April 3-4th, I had the great privilege of going with a group from my church to MLK50, a conference in Memphis that happened in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s tragic death. The purpose of the conference was to create an “opportunity for Christians …
Dear Mr. Tisby, After the election, I was reading the news, lamenting on Twitter, and trying to listen to the voices that I felt were most marginalized by the comments our newly elected president had made on his campaign trail. Listen and lament. Listen and lament. But after about a week, I was drowning in a …
A Letter to My Ten Year Old Son Upon The Election of Donald Trump To The Office of President I wrote this letter back in November and held onto it because I felt like it sounded a bit alarmist. I opened it again just a couple of weeks ago and I was surprised to discover …
February 28, 2017 Dear White People (including myself), As Black History Month wraps up, I want to make a plea that we all choose not be done with Black History for the year. Current events are daily revealing how necessary it is that all Americans learn Black History all year long. For how long? For …
Talk It Out At Fellowship North: Conversations Across Race My church hosts this class once or twice a year called Talk It Out. And I want to invite you to be a part of it. It’s a class for anyone who wants to learn more about race issues inside and outside of the church. The …