Opinion
By the Way | Donald Trump’s (Singular) Moment of Truth
I leave it to others to parse the remainder of Trump’s remarks, but they included some doozies.
Sad and Beautiful World: The Living Witness of Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples will stop singing when she has nothing left to say.
The Ethics of Trying
Certainly, Christians have done real, practical good in the world, but as most data suggests a great exodus from the church, there exists an urgent question of whether 2,000 years of Christianity have done more harm than good.
How, then, ought we respond to this tainted legacy of Christianity and the moral ambiguity in which we find ourselves?
They tried to erase a people —At the Super Bowl the world saw we are still here
And when the world looked at the greatest stage in U.S. sports, it did not see only an artist. It saw a people who never disappeared. A people who did not answer empire with violence… but with culture, with dance, with love.
Jelly Roll and the Gospel of Applause: Performative Piety and Faith in the Spotlight
Saying Jesus’ name is easy. Standing where Jesus stood has always been costly.
From ‘Deporter in Chief’ to Compassionate Reform: The Case for Immigration Mercy
Scripture views flawed laws with suspicion.
State-Sponsored Violence Is Not New to the African American Community
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are murdering American citizens. They are carrying out state-sponsored violence. But this is not new to the African American community, which has long labored against it.
A Baptist Response to ICE
Baptist principles apply in the opposition to ICE.
Life is Beautiful, Even in a ‘Damn Flanders’ World
In many moderate or progressive spaces, earnestness can feel suspect.
The Global Race for AI Dominance and the Perpetuation of Oppressive Systems
AI is being normalized in the name of progress.
What American Christians Should Know About the Religious Landscape of Palestine
Interreligious work in Palestine is not about erasing differences or pretending that conflict does not exist.
A Call to Courage In a Broken World
The brokenness of our world calls for moral courage.
Is it Possible to Persuade MAGA America?
In 2017, my wife and I left our home and jobs and traveled the country in a van, having conversations with all kinds of people about polarization and divisiveness in our culture.
Locker Room Morality: Athletes on the Front Lines of ICE Protests
Some of the most visible moral voices right now aren’t pastors or politicians; they are athletes.
Choosing Repair in a Culture of Rupture: Mending the Fracturing Church
Somewhere along the way, many churches traded formation for familiarity. Agreement became a stand-in for unity. Comfort replaced courage.
The Charade of White-Body Supremacy
White-body supremacy is a staged performance of superiority, requiring playwrights, producers, directors, stage managers, choreographers, designers of sets, lighting, sound, costumes, props, makeup artists and performers. There is nothing natural about it.
Teaching at the Edges: Supporting ADHD Visual Learners and Autistic Bottom‑Up Processors
ADHD visual learners understand the world through images, movement, and spatial relationships (contrast). They remember what they see, not what they’re told.
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.