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Emerging Voices | Serving Our Communities Through Congregational Advocacy
Social work provides tools and frameworks the church can glean from as they process these questions.
That Dang Trying
I have found that it’s in the labor and struggles (and that dang trying) that we often meet a side of God and ourselves that we’ve never met before.
Good Faith Media Unveils Good Faith Magazine
Earlier this summer, Good Faith Media (GFM) announced changes to our print offering, transforming Nurturing Faith Journal (NFJ) into Good Faith Magazine. We are nearing the completion of the magazine’s January-March issue and are excited for it to be in the hands of readers in the coming weeks.
What’s the Deal With White Women?
In the United States and many places around the world, women are acculturated to see our value in relationship to the men who surround us: our fathers, our husbands, and yes, the masculine version of God gifting Jesus as Savior.
Conclave: A Cinematic Call to Light and Connection
It is the job of people of faith, especially those of us with unique power and status, to let light in. We are responsible for breaking down our arbitrary divides and doing good even when human-made systems create fear, stress and confusion.
A Red River Race to Dismantle the Establishment Clause
Oklahoma and Texas are just two examples of many in the ongoing struggles to ensure quality education is available and easily accessible to all children without undue influence from or preference for any single faith tradition.
Just As I Am: An Invitation to Salvation for U.S. Evangelicals
I do have good news, my dearest white evangelicals. You, too, can be saved. Salvation is just as much for you as it is for those you have relegated to your margins.
International Voices | The Cross Denounces Abuse
Churches must break down the walls of silence and shame. Violence and abuse must be named and denounced, and victims must not be seen as guilty of the violence against them.
Writing Until We All Get on the Same Page
“I’m writing until we all get on the same page.” I said this during my introduction to a writing session for Good Faith Media’s Writers’ and Readers’ Retreat at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center in Rockingham, North Carolina. An unplanned mission statement, I immediately knew I had successfully articulated my reason for writing.
Look Back | Veterans Day Reflections from a Christ-Following Marine
The military does not defend God. Active-duty personnel and veterans need not carry that burden, nor should they harbor that pride, however exemplary their courage and noble their motivation might be.
America May Be Irredeemable – But That Doesn’t Release Us of Our Obligations
It might not seem like much comfort, but it’s the best way forward I can see right now. After all, as much as my faith in my fellow Americans has been destroyed, and as much as I just want to sit in my grief and mourn, I am still called to defend those with less privilege and power than I have right now.
The Prophet Plato Speaks Today
It was said that when Benito Mussolini ruled Italy, the trains ran on time. It was also said that the streets were so safe in Nazi Germany you could walk them during the predawn hours. The desire for order trumps liberty. The desire for a better economy trumps justice. The desire to “own” the opposition trumps democracy.
The Spiritual Necessity of Cooking In Perilous Times
If I’m having a particularly bad day, I can smash garlic, punch bread, or stab a pork belly. It’s hard to feel anxiety about an election when you’re trying not to impale yourself or to worry about your unemployment status when you’re trying to slide a pan of hot water into the oven for your sourdough bread.
Nurturing Trauma Sensitive Congregations
Editor’s Note: The following appears in the November/December issue of Nurturing Faith Journal (NFJ). In 2025, NFJ will become Good Faith Magazine and will be a free resource for all Good Faith Advocates. — “When I crawled into bed that night as the storm was coming...
Election Reflections from a Queer Pastor
In the coming days, I want to challenge us to be intolerant of discriminatory actions while holding space for growth. That’s such a huge ask, I know. But we are long past the time of relying on like-minded book studies and echo-chamber prayer groups to fix anything.
America Chose Feelings Over Facts
There’s a reason certain people felt Hillary Clinton was “too corrupt” and Kamala Harris “too dumb.” It’s the same reason most of those people didn’t vote for Nikki Haley, a candidate whose record was almost perfectly aligned with Trump’s.
On Earth as it is in Heaven
Yesterday, we woke up – from the grandiosity of the U.S. mainland to the centennial colony of Puerto Rico, where I live – to conflicting, alarming and risky results. The presidential confirmation of Donald Trump and republican governor Jennifer González, is a bad dream we didn’t want to admit could come true.
The Resistance Begins
Americans made their choice for president, and they have chosen political fascism and religious fundamentalism.
Mercy Now: Mary Gauthier’s Election Wednesday Wisdom
Like all great art, it seems as if Gauthier had a time telescope fixed squarely on this point in the future and knew every detail about the moment we are living in. She knew the lament that would need to be voiced.
Election Day in America
Once America decides, the future of the country’s progress will be in the hands of the winning candidate and those around them. For some, that moment will be inspirational. For others, it will be demoralizing. For each, let us not forget to look across the aisle and see a fellow human.
National Adoption Month | In Every Community, Children Wait
Had it not been for our church celebrating Orphan Sunday, I am not sure when we would have learned how to adopt older children in the United States.
Emerging Voices | Leaning on a Miracle Worker on Election Day
While this season of political strife may leave some anxiety-bound, I rest easy in knowing I am living with a God who can conquer things much more terrifying than a dictator-wannabe trying to overthrow a two-century-old political system.
Haudenosaunee Confederacy Great Law of Peace Recognized as Finalist for 2024 World Policy Future Award
The Geneva-based World Future Council announced the Haudenosaunee Confederacy’s Great Law of Peace has been nominated as a finalist for a World Future Policy Award 2024, which recognizes top policy solutions that can be shared to transform societies towards a more just, healthy and sustainable future.
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“Down by the Riverside”: The Raceless Gospel for a Desegregated Church
I am calling for a come-to-Jesus- meeting. You could say it’s an intervention. The North American church needs help desegregating, as there remain black and white churches.
Harris’s Unenviable Place on Transgender and Geopolitical Issues
Kamala Harris has done her best to be as careful as possible around two of the most critical issues of our time — transgender rights and conflicts in the Middle East — knowing that emotions run high and are viscerally charged.
We Have a “Confessing Church” in the U.S. It’s Called the Black Church.
The reason we need the Black church is because there is racism in the white church. White Christians can learn how to resist fascism from the Black church, but they would have to admit their historic role in the racism and white supremacy that made the Black church necessary.
Good Faith Media Will Now Operate A Sermon for Every Sunday
Good Faith Media is committed to bringing the best seasoned and emerging preachers to viewers each week as we continue the legacy entrusted to us. As GFM travels the world covering events and telling stories, we will record sermons, bringing the very best voices within progressive Christianity to our audience each week.
Election Data Keeping Robert P. Jones Up At Night
I’m more deeply worried about a set of findings that document support for a toxic cocktail of anti-democratic sentiments that include support for Christian nationalism, authoritarianism, racism, xenophobia, political violence and even a potential coup should Trump not win the election.
The Power of Podcasting: Exploring a New Frontier at Theology Beer Camp
While podcasting has opened new doors for theological engagement, it remains a predominantly white, male-dominated space. Addressing this imbalance is crucial, as diverse voices bring fresh perspectives and help dismantle the long-standing dominance of white, Western theology.
Appreciation vs Appropriation: Halloween Lessons from “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Where do we draw the line between appreciation and appropriation? To some, it seems blurry at best. I’ve found help identifying that line in a surprising place: “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” the beloved Tim Burton stop-motion animation musical.