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People of Good Faith | Lilly Hawkins
Lilly Hawkins is the Fall 2024 Ernest C. Hynds Jr. Intern at Good Faith Media. She is a senior professional writing student at Baylor University.
How Evangelicalism Breeds Narcissists – And How We Can Stop It
With self-righteousness in one hand and shame in the other, evangelicalism creates a self-centered ideology where everything is all about me – spiritual narcissism at its finest.
An Attack on a Shining Star in Bethlehem
Dar al-Kalima is an accredited institution of higher education in the West
Bank that focuses on the performing arts, visual arts, and cultural heritage. Such
institutions are dangerous for settler colonialists because they debunk the Promised
Land narrative, which spiritually justifies land theft and genocide.
“Finally Love”: Remembering Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams
Blood boiling, we are all cooked. Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams was put to death and I’m angry that there was nothing we could do about it.
I am a Minister, Not a Professional
Over a lifetime, I’ve collected awkward moments like some people collect charms around a bracelet. I do not know why I am this way, where my thoughts move as fast as a kid bolting for the toy section at Target.
Self-Care for Caregivers: How My Son’s Brain Injury Helped Re-Order My Values
Embracing a more intentional, sometimes slower life centered around my family is more fulfilling than a busy schedule. Despite the necessary changes, prioritizing my son’s new needs has helped us redefine our values.
When Things Go Bad, Keep Swinging
As I read about the lowly ending of the record-setting White Sox season, I could not help but think about all the people feeling like life sometimes mimics a losing streak. People are playing the game of life as hard as they can, but for whatever reason, life seems to be one loss after another.
People of Good Faith | An Interview with Ada Ari
Ada Ari is reimagining African folk tales and promoting the continent’s culture through her children’s books. While readers explore the cultures of each country, the stories offer character lessons and fun facts about its people.
“Nevertheless, She Preached” Imagines a Decolonized Faith
“Nevertheless, She Preached” (NSP) held its annual conference this week at the 04 Center in Austin, Texas. The gathering, now in its eighth year, brought together in-person and virtual attendees from around the world to hear faith and justice leaders preach on the theme of “Liberate: Imagining Faith Decolonized.”
Define ‘Christian’
Last year, while attending an international conference on EMDR Therapy, a modality I practice and teach, a group called “Christian EMDR Therapists” formed on the conference app. Knowing that certain members of the EMDR Therapy community previously used their rights as...
Farming and Agriculture Most Favored U.S. Industry
According to recently released results from the Gallup Poll Social Series, farming and agriculture have bypassed restaurants as the most well-regarded industries in the United States.
Look Back | ‘Cosiendo’ As an Act of Love and Justice
The sound of a sewing machine echoes in my memory. It was a lullaby for me growing up. My grandmother used it to create incredible garments. Her work was an act of love and of justice.
Don’t Ask Me How I Am: A Reflection on Loss, Grief, and Making Meaning When There is None
More and more, I find God in the shattered pieces of my life. Those brave enough to sit with me help me put them back together again, and in turn, I offer those pieces to others.
The Politics (and Religion) of Gen Z: An Interview with PRRI’s Melissa Deckman (Part 2)
I recently visited with Melissa Deckman, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, about how Gen Z is making its mark on the political arena. Deckman is the author of “The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy.” We discussed some of the findings of her book and how Generation Z approaches issues around faith and organized religion.
Maston Foundation Receiving Applications for Doctoral Ethics Scholarships
The T.B. Maston Foundation is receiving applications for its scholarship to cover the 2025-26 academic year, David Morgan, the executive director, announced.
The Monster at the End of Our Book
None of this is to suggest Revelation is off-limits for children. On the contrary. There’s probably no category of human more capable of understanding the true depth and meaning of the book than children. We should actually be letting them lead the way.
Hispanic Heritage Month | Cesario Estrada Chavez, Leading a Revolution of the Mind and Heart
What began as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 is now National Hispanic Heritage Month. Beginning on September 15 and ending on October 15, the annual celebration highlights the culture’s beauty and history as well as the influence and achievements of Hispanic Americans.
The Politics (and Religion) of Gen Z: An Interview with PRRI’s Melissa Deckman (Part 1)
I recently visited with Melissa Deckman, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, about how Gen Z is making its mark on the political arena. Deckman is the author of “The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy.” We discussed some of the findings of her book and how Generation Z approaches issues around faith and organized religion.
“The South Will Rise Anew,” Tennessee State Representative Tells Compassion and Justice Conference
By 2022, Justin Jones had been arrested 18 times for activities related to civil disobedience and was banned from the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol. One of these activities concerned the removal of what he labeled “Idols of White Supremacy,” such as the statue of a KKK Grand Wizard erected in the capitol in 1978.
In Support of Vice President Kamala Harris, Have Progressives Abandoned the Wall Separating Church and State?
With progressive faith leaders and faith-based groups becoming more vocal in their support for the Democratic nominee for president, one question keeps coming to mind: “Have progressive Christians abandoned the wall separating church and state?”
PRRI Report Finds More than Half of Republicans Hold to the ‘Great Replacement Theory’
According to a recent report by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), a third (33%) of all Americans hold to the basic tenets of the Great Replacement Theory. The groups most likely to agree with the statement that “immigrants are invading our country and replacing our cultural and ethnic background” are Republicans (60%) and White Evangelical Protestants (54%).
Majority of Americans Still Paying Attention to the War in Gaza, Israel Retains Support
According to the September 2024 Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll, more than half (56%) of the U.S. electorate is still closely following the Israel-Hamas war. Just 16% said they are not following it at all, with 28% “not following very closely.”
Real Listening
No matter where you go or at what position, there will always be those who don’t want you to grow. People will feed you lies and excuses to stop you. They sometimes want you to stay where you are because, if you don’t, they will also have to move and grow.
Good Trouble: The Incident of the ‘Controversial’ T-shirt
It is clear that it is not time to be lukewarm in our current political and religious world. It is time, after your nap, to look around you and remember that Jesus overturned tables when they needed overturning.
Dangerous or Weird?
The Biden campaign wanted us to know how dangerous Trump is. The Harris campaign wants us to understand how weird he is. Both are true. However, after a generation of political desensitization to how “dangerous” this or that politician is, only one strategy has any power left to move the needle.
De-Weaponizing Forgiveness
To expect an abuse survivor to look their abuser in the eyes is not an act of grace; it is an abuse of spiritual authority. To further justify this by weaponizing God’s grace is to compound the emotional manipulation that the survivor has already experienced.
Healing Donald Trump’s Scorched Earth
Trump’s ramblings are incoherent, illogical and incohesive. And here’s the trick: he never intended to make sense. His goal has always been to get away with not making sense. The key is to know this, to understand it, and to refuse to take the bait.
Good Faith Media Announces New Bible Study Curriculum Writers
Good Faith Media (GFM) is excited to announce that Kathy and Nathan Maxwell will be the Bible Study curriculum writers for the new Good Faith Magazine beginning in 2025.
The Spiritual Practice of Hospitality
The Bible consistently teaches that hospitality is not merely a suggestion. It is a divine mandate.
The “Big Lie” of Third-Trimester Abortions
Third-trimester terminations are, in almost all cases, the result of pregnancies being non-viable or a threat to the woman’s life. You do not have to believe me to understand why this is so. Just ask any clergy member from any faith tradition.