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Notes on Neurodivergence | Moving and Making a Move
For me and other neurodivergent people, there is a difference between “making a move” and “moving.” On the outside, you would think they were the same thing, but they aren’t.
Complicated Accountability
Our accountability is not in past miracles, as in those cities Jesus confronted. Our responsibility is to speak, live, and ordinarily affirm the loving kingdom of Jesus.
Lament For A Church That Died
For a time, we shared this life of faith with each other. We often failed miserably at loving each other and our neighbors, those persons with real names, fingerprints and blood types. But sometimes, we succeeded extravagantly. That is a grace I do not hold lightly.
Echoes of Insurrection: From the Wilmington Coup of 1898 to January 6, 2021
The January 6th insurrection wasn’t the first time a violent mob attacked democracy in America. It happened in 1898—and the lessons are as relevant as they are chilling.
Building the Beloved Community with Big Mike
A friend I call “Big Mike” has lived on the streets for eight years. I met him at the hospital, where he had two wounds on his legs that would not heal. He had no reliable place to wash and medicate the wounds. That kind of place is tough to find on the streets.
Butterfly Effect: The Politics of Chaos Didn’t Begin With Donald Trump
The Steve Bannons of society embrace and encourage this moment’s extreme and never-ending chaos as their path toward liberation. They seek to “make America great again” by recentering a whiteness that was never de-centered.
Community Engagement: A Resolution Worth Keeping
Individuals, congregations and society all benefit when congregations get involved in the community. If you are looking for a New Year’s Resolution worth keeping, consider how your congregation can serve your community this year. It’s a resolution with widespread benefits.
For Love of the Jewish People: A Faithful Rejection of Zionism
My affinity for Jewish individuals compels me to point out Zionism’s origins are deeply entangled with Christian logic, born from supersessionist theology and colonial ambitions. These Christian frameworks positioned the Jewish return to the land of Palestine as a means to fulfill prophecy for Christian purposes, often disregarding the ethical imperatives of Jewish faith.
Zip Your Lips In Praise of Introverts
“World Introvert Day” needs to be extended. I’m thinking “World Introvert Year.” It’s celebrated annually on January 2 as some kind of sick joke, I think.
Good Christians Make Bad Politicians: The Legacy of Jimmy Carter
While Jesus is an admirable sage we love to quote as an antidote for our personal problems, his politics are too impractical for real American problems. It might be impossible for an American president to enact the politics of Jesus. The very idea of the nation-state carries implications that are at odds with the kingdom of God.
A Culinary Theology
The point of cooking is nutrition; it is joy and life in both the mundane and the extraordinary; it is connection and community. A culinary theology is experimental and experiential; it is sensory, sensitive, and sensual; it is creative, curious and relentlessly relational.
Lessons from a Peanut Farmer
No matter how long or challenging the trek appears, pursuing the dream of God’s kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven should never be a road the faithful are hesitant to travel. Carter taught me that walking a path toward love, peace and justice is always worth pursuing, no matter the hurdles.
Epiphany and Encanto: A God Who Flings the Door Wide Open
Rarely do our stories unfold in the ways we hope and plan. For most of us, this reality is particularly acute during the Christmas season. All the flickering candles and twinkling lights have a way of getting lodged in our eyes as the hopes and fears of all of our years collide.
2025 | Good Faith Stories To Watch
We can rarely predict the stories that will most shape the world in the coming year. But we are keeping an eye on several that will receive our and our readers’ attention throughout 2025. We asked our team of writers, editors, content creators and executives to look ahead and point out stories to watch.
2025 | Good Faith Stories To Watch
We can rarely predict the stories that will most shape the world in the coming year. But we are keeping an eye on several that will receive our and our readers’ attention throughout 2025. We asked our team of writers, editors, content creators and executives to look ahead and point out stories to watch.
Shunning “Friends” To Live In A “Whiplash” World
While much of the United States was with their families on Christmas, enjoying one of the only nationally sanctioned days when large numbers of us are allowed to disengage from work, Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk were exposing a rift in MAGA-world over the idea of work itself.
Resolutions or Revolution?: A Come To Jesus Meeting With Clergy, Congregations and Denominations
The days of packed pews filled with faithful Baby Boomers are gone. Gen X, Millennials, and now Gen Z aren’t fighting for space in sanctuaries.
2025 Social Justice Engagement: Becoming Burning Embers
If the past is a prelude, progressive white women will swarm to places to help or try to reinvent the wheel by creating their own groups. They’ll go to all the marches, protests and city meanings, only to run themselves into the ground, quitting before Trump writes his first executive order.
Shunning “Friends” To Live In A “Whiplash” World
While much of the United States was with their families on Christmas, enjoying one of the only nationally sanctioned days when large numbers of us are allowed to disengage from work, Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk were exposing a rift in MAGA-world over the idea of work itself.
Two Stories to Watch in 2026
The new year will likely continue a lot more of the same stories from 2025, combined with many surprises.
Resolutions or Revolution?: A Come To Jesus Meeting With Clergy, Congregations and Denominations
The days of packed pews filled with faithful Baby Boomers are gone. Gen X, Millennials, and now Gen Z aren’t fighting for space in sanctuaries.
2025 Social Justice Engagement: Becoming Burning Embers
If the past is a prelude, progressive white women will swarm to places to help or try to reinvent the wheel by creating their own groups. They’ll go to all the marches, protests and city meanings, only to run themselves into the ground, quitting before Trump writes his first executive order.
Witness: As Far as I Can See
The morality of Americans who have spoken in less than sympathetic terms about the loss of Thompson’s life surprised many news anchors. But could this be the result of generations desensitized to violence, who cannot be distracted by sightings of drones or the reality of alien life on earth?
Looking Back At GFM’s 2024 “Stories To Watch”
Early this year, we asked our staff writers and contributing correspondents to share with readers the stories they will be following in 2024. Although many of these stories are still playing out, revisiting them can be a helpful end-of-year exercise.
What We Read, Watched and Listened to in 2024
This is a look back at what our team has been reading, watching and listening to in 2024.
Witness: As Far as I Can See
“You got me workin', workin' day and night.” From his 1979 album “Off the Wall,” this is the chorus to Michael Jackson’s “Workin’ Day and Night” and a popular refrain of automatons in a capitalist society. Still, millions of Americans don’t earn enough money to afford...
Looking Back At GFM’s 2024 “Stories To Watch”
A lot happened this year and our team at Good Faith Media has been on top of it since the beginning. Early this year, we asked our staff writers and contributing correspondents to share with readers the stories they will be following in 2024. Although many of these...
What We Read, Watched and Listened to in 2024
Editor’s Note: The following is a look back at some of what our team has been reading, watching and listening to in 2024. Stephanie Brueggeman, Data and Sales Manager In 2016, when Beyonce performed “Daddy Lessons” with The Chicks at the CMA Awards, I knew this was a...
‘In Every Way’: Baptist Layman Jimmy Carter Became U.S. President and Much More
The 39th U.S. President, who died on December 29, 2024, in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, lived out those opportunities with faithfulness and fullness for 100 years.
‘In Every Way’: Baptist Layman Jimmy Carter Became U.S. President and Much More
The 39th U.S. President, who died on December 29, 2024, in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, lived out those opportunities with faithfulness and fullness for 100 years.