‘Selma’

I had mixed feelings as I entered the movie theater to see “Selma” as a scholar of the civil rights movement. On the one hand, I am thrilled that there have been so many movies about African-American history and civil rights released in the past four to...

Prathia Hall: An Extraordinary, Ordinary Saint

I have been researching for the past six years the life and ministry of Prathia Hall (1940-2002), a civil rights activist, Baptist preacher and womanist scholar. Little did I know at the beginning of this journey that she would become a spiritual mother to me,...

After Texas Explosion, An Outpouring of Compassion

The small but friendly community of First United Church of Christ occupies one of the oldest buildings in West, Texas. The church relies on supply preachers from nearby seminaries, including Truett Theological Seminary, Brite Divinity School and Southwestern...