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Private School Voucher Programs are not the Answer
The problem of “failing schools” is not necessarily that one school is better or worse than the other – the problem is that they are the same.
Public Schools and the Potential for “Thy Kin-dom Come”
When you communicate to someone that who they are isn’t welcome in public life, you’re sending a clear message that you believe they don’t belong in any kind of life. The Trevor Project’s research on LGBTQ+ youth suicide is a sobering testament to that reality.
Public Education Week | Commit This to Memory
From legally segregated to exclusive private schools, white supremacist tantrums have resulted in taking the best land, entire buildings, all the new books and the most resources to their neighborhoods. Hoarding “the earth and the fullness thereof,” racism continues to pollute the minds of those racialized as white, who feel entitled to special treatment and further extends the timeline for when we can all sit together in the cafeteria.
Public Education Week | Let Freedom Read
The ability to read, learn, and think for oneself sets a free society apart from an oppressive one. When we allow the banning of books, we edge closer to a republic where fear dictates what can be accessed, expressed, thought, and known.
Satisfaction with K-12 Education Rises Slightly in 2024
A new Gallup Social Series Poll found that slightly more Americans are satisfied with the state of K-12 education in the country than in 2023. However, dissatisfaction rates are still higher than those who feel good about the U.S. education system.
Faith and Democracy: Protecting Both, Compromising Neither
Good Faith Media believes in a gospel of radical inclusion and abundant love. We seek to amplify marginalized voices and share inspiring stories championing the power of love and the importance of light. We will not let the world grow dark on our watch. There is too much light in the world for that to happen.
Beverly Jenkins: Invested Faith Changemaker Leading the Way to Hope
In August, Invested Faith Founder Dr. Amy K. Butler and the Invested Faith team, along with Good Faith Media, visited with Invested Faith Fellows who are working in the greater St. Louis, Missouri, area. This week, we will share the stories of three of these 2024 Invested Faith Fellows.
For Things That Can Be Fixed | A Meditation on Philippians 2:4-5
A meditation on looking to the interests of others in the midst of gun violence.
Tim Alberta Encourages Baylor Audiences to Reject the Idolatry of Power
Tim Alberta shared themes from his latest book with audiences at Baylor University on Wednesday. He also spoke about issues surrounding the state of the 2024 Presidential election.
Marcy Bursac: Invested Faith Changemaker Leading the Way to Hope
Approximately 113,000 children are in the U.S. foster care system waiting to be adopted. Marcy Bursac wants to change that. She describes her work as a passion project to help every waiting child in foster care find a home with their forever family.
Enough Already!
I grieve for missing family members, loved ones and friends who refuse to be in the same room with us because we disagree about the date of the earth’s creation or believe in women’s rights to bodily autonomy.
Season Five of the Raceless Gospel Podcast Collects ‘A Love Offering’
Named for the voluntary contributions given from the heart of members, the fifth season examines the North American church’s relationship with money and what happens when the divine is revealed in dollar signs.
Josh Richardson: Invested Faith Changemaker Leading the Way to Hope
In August, Invested Faith Founder Dr. Amy K. Butler and the Invested Faith team, along with Good Faith Media, visited with Invested Faith Fellows who are working in the greater St. Louis, Missouri, area. This week, we will share the stories of three of these 2024 Invested Faith Fellows.
Church Finances are Improving but Still Lag Behind Inflation
A recent report by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research found that almost a quarter (24%) of congregations in the United States are financially operating at a deficit.
The Spirit of Justice: An Interview with Jemar Tisby
Many people don’t realize that the appetite for books on racial justice has plummeted in the years since the 2020 racial justice uprisings. To be candid, that has a lot to do with “white racial fatigue.”
Sue Fitzgerald: A Reluctant Pioneer
Pastors throughout the region valued and respected her. The issue was not Sue, but the Rev. in front of her name.
The Church Bus Driver
The old gray-haired Bapto-Appalachian-American preacher continues to ponder Brother Paul’s admonition that a church leader should not be a new convert while recognizing that there are some things that enthusiastic and willing new converts can do as they grow in grace and knowledge.
In My Own Words: The Need for Semantic Sovereignty
It took me a long time to find my voice after being “seen and not heard,” talked over, talked out of, talked about, mansplained and victim-blamed. It’s a wonder I have any part of my tongue left.
Lessons on the Road
American landscapes are diverse and beautiful. From the flatlands of the Southern Plains to the fog shimmering off the Blue Ridge Mountains, around every corner of America lies an organic painting created by the beautiful hand of the Divine.
Heart of the Moral Issue
In current affairs, the people of Gaza embody the “least of them” and their plight demands our urgent attention and action.
On Abortion, Donald Trump Understands Discipleship
I’ve seen white, evangelical “pro-lifers” hold up signs that read, “I’ll raise your baby!” to women seeking an abortion. I’ve yet to see a sign that reads, “I’ll fight like hell for systems that make it easier for you to be a parent!”
The Way of St. Jonathan Daniels
Daniels’s life is remembered as an example of what it looks like to love others as neighbors and brothers and sisters.
Lions, Unicorns, and the Separation of Church and State
The separation of church and state isn’t about doubt in God’s ability to lead, but rather the humble realization that our interpretation of God’s will may not be correct. If we are wrong, why make others suffer the consequences of our mistakes?
The European Mind Cannot Comprehend College Church Fairs
Students’ ability to choose from multiple churches to attend during their university years is remarkable, even in many communities across America. The fact that some college towns have enough churches to hold a carnival to court students would be unfathomable to most of the world.
Nurturing Faith Journal | The Chronicles of Shamgar Son of Anath
Lots of ‘em ask how I managed it, and I just tell ‘em Yahweh was with me. Folks look disappointed, like they want to know all the gory details. I tell all the young folks that come by that it ain’t no picnic sendin’ another man down to Sheol. It weighs on a man, even if he did it for good reason.
American Voters Remain Deeply Divided Over Almost Everything
The statement that “America is polarized” is prevalent in our political discourse. But is it true? According to the data, the answer is a resounding “yes.”
Changing Beliefs, Practices on Alcohol Consumption Among Younger Adults
Young adults are overwhelmingly more likely than their older counterparts to believe alcohol consumption is harmful to health , according to a recent Gallup survey. Their drinking habits have also changed.
It’s Character, Stupid
As we reflect upon an age of politics that was less caustic than our own, there is great irony in the party peddling nationalistic nostalgia forgetting how far our standards have dropped.
The Assistant Baptizer
I guarantee you there’s a story behind Brother Paul’s words about the qualifications of church leaders. That’s clearly the case in the letter to Titus, where Paul counsels Titus on cleaning up somebody else’s mess in Crete. We would have a much thinner New Testament were it not for epistles written to deal with conflict and destructive behavior.
Red, White, Blue and True Colors
I find political coloring problematic as it creates yet another false binary. Liberal versus conservative, the two extremes are not defined for Americans to meet in the middle.