Opinion
No More ICE
As Congress gathers this week, it’s time for people of good faith to demand their elected officials find a better solution than ICE’s violent and deadly tactics.
How Christians Should Respond to the Great Replacement Lie
How should Christians respond to false narratives like the Great Replacement theory?
For Your Consideration: Why Christians Should Care About the Academy Awards
The Oscars are about more than the fil
‘Stamen and Salt’: In Memory of Renee Good
The next time you hear the call to action, grab your whistle and step out into the eagerly waiting world.
Everybody’s In, Nobody’s Out: The Progressive Christian Commitment to Inclusive Community
Deconstruction matters, but it cannot be the end of the story. The work of liberation is not only critique—it is creation.
What If It Never Makes Sense?: One Pastor’s Unconventional Journey
My pastoral service—the choices I’ve made and those that were made for me—has, despite the hardships, helped keep me tethered to Christ.
ICE and the Unsurprising Worship of Violence Within White Christian Nationalism
White Christian nationalism tells a dramatic, attention-grabbing story.
Is ICE Having Its Bull Connor Moment?
From Bull Connor’s Birmingham to today’s ICE raids, a reflection on history’s rhyme—and whether public conscience can still say, “We can’t have this.”
Allie Beth Stuckey and Megan Basham are Freaking Out
Christian MAGA influencers Allie Beth Stuckey and Megan Basham reveal mounting anxiety as they attempt to shape immigration narratives after the killing of Alex Pretti and public scrutiny of ICE.
The Raceless Gospel: A Judgment Against White-Body Supremacy
Woe to the North American church! A segregated fellowship, the Raceless Gospel calls this “whited sepulcher” to address the deadly sin of white-body supremacy, a reckoning hundreds of years in the making.
Learning to See
Our lineages follow different paths, yet they lead back to one beginning.
Alex Pretti and Venezuelan Boat Crews: Image Bearers in an Age of Violence
If Christians in America wish to continue claiming faith in their sacred text, then we must hold our leaders accountable for killing God’s children and then crafting narratives to convince the public that those killings were justified.
The Bold American Resistance to Tyranny
The cruelty of ICE operations has stirred many Americans to pursue justice for the oppressed and the vulnerable.
We’re Entering the Concentration Camp Stage
As 2026 begins, arrests are likely to increase as the administration doubles down on its efforts. With the securing of additional centers, they will now have a place for them to be housed.
A Global Crisis of Conscience: Christian Persecution and the Cost of Silence
Defending religious freedom for Christians does not diminish the suffering of others. It strengthens the broader struggle for human dignity and freedom of belief for all.
By the Way | Where’s the Line?
Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their constitutional responsibilities as coequal branches of government, leaving us with no guardrails to restrain a rogue president.
A Hammer in the Pulpit
We are living in a moment that does not afford us the luxury of abstract sermons that contain vague calls to action.
It’s a Small World: Embracing Interfaith Wisdom
Across my years of teaching, writing and research, I have come to see the deep presence of the Spirit across religious traditions— a sacred breath moving through all creation.
How We Got Here: The Racist Myth of a ‘Broken’ Immigration System
As the average immigrant’s skin color in the U.S. has grown darker, the rate of adults who name immigration as their number one concern has risen.
Sexless Marriage: Causes and Strategies for Repair
To avoid dullness, couples can routinely give their marriage an educational sharpening through education and therapy.
When the Room Shifts: Being Present in an Emotionally Distant World
When someone stops abandoning themselves, the world around them has no choice but to adjust.
The Raceless Gospel: An Embodied Homiletic for a Disembodied Christianity
The Raceless Gospel is part proclamation, part embodied praxis. The integration of physical engagement with belief strengthens my conviction that we are all God’s children and race is not a genealogical indicator. Feet to pavement, I am convinced following Jesus doesn’t lead me to a church building but to bodies marginalized, racialized, hyper-surveilled and criminalized.
MLK Day is Not a Time for Comfort
Dr. King was not assassinated because he was a dreamer or a promoter of “race relations Sundays.”
ICE Storm: Echoes of 1930s Germany
When a person is willing to use a lie to further their own interests, no matter the damage it causes to others and the nation, the hubris will take us to dark and devastating places.
Courage Over Compliance: Praying for More Shiphrah and Puah Energy
Like the midwives, we may not know how the story will unfold before us, but we can still have the courage to do the next faithful thing.
How a Buddhist Walk for Peace Gave Me Hope for the Church
A Buddhist “Walk for Peace” through South Carolina drew thousands across religious and political lines—and offered Christian communities a powerful lesson about peace and public witness.
A Song Someone is Dying to Hear: Did Amy Grant Just Join the Resistance?
The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm)” is Grant’s statement that justice and protest are not separate categories from the good news of Jesus.
No one has a Monopoly on God: Embracing Interfaith Wisdom
What I’ve discovered is learning from other traditions has not weakened my Christian faith; it has clarified it.
‘ICE, Get the Fk Out’: Prophetic Anger Is a Moral Obligation
For the sake of whatever sliver of genuine Christ-follower, or just decent human being, might be buried deep within the recesses of every ICE agent’s soul, we must continue to make the moral appeals.
Does Love Still Work? Shaky Faith, Parenthood, and Lament in Violent Times
When the annals of history look back and shine its spotlight on me, I want it known that I chose a side and acted accordingly.