When Modern-Day Messengers Cook Up Unpalatable Messages
Once upon a time in a land far away, on a day many thousands of years before today, a man received a bread recipe. The ingredients were not out of the ordinary for the man’s […]
View ArticleThe Silent Black Megachurch Pastor: We Need to Wake Up, Y’all.
Like most of you, I’ve been following news stories about Mike Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice over the course of the past several weeks and days. I watched in horror as St. Louis County […]
View ArticleWhite Men Can’t Jump Out of the Frying Pan That Easily
If you don’t know who Tony Jones is, you should google him. He’s a well-known, highly respected, and often sought-after voice in Emergent Christianity on topics related to theology. He’s also a...
View ArticleIs Humanism a Religion? (And more thoughts on religious privilege)
I just finished reading an article titled “Is Black Humanism a Religion” on the website belonging to the Society for U.S. Intellectual History. The writer says that he is “leaning toward categorizing...
View ArticleA reflection on the Zimmerman verdict and traditional eschatology
When I heard the words “Not Guilty” last night, I felt a variety of emotions. Those emotions ranged from initial confusion and disbelief to anger, and were followed by intense sadness and grief. I felt...
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