God who sees me
Mini-post. When you feel invisible - when you want to hide - be blessed to know: God sees me.
Forgive us
Review of "Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith" - a book that offers compelling histories of some of the church's greatest shortcomings, along with heartfelt confessions and reasons for hope.
“The Christians of the South adopted a beguiling code of ‘chivalry’ drawn from fictional accounts of the Dark Ages. They promoted as biblical a view of women heavily influenced by Arthurian romance novels.” – We Confess
Jesus, white men and me
"White men are not the secret weapon (to dismantling injustice in the church and beyond) ... but Jesus is."
God who lifts up my head
Again and again, the “God who …” phrases in Scripture reveal God’s works. As we respond to our Lord deep within, receiving what he communicates Spirit-to-spirit, those phrases also reveal…
Be to me a rock
Mini-post. Majestic red rocks in Colorado Springs, and a notable verse from Psalms, offering a prayer to the God who is our rock.
Throw away the copy key
Did you ever try to use a key that should work, but didn’t? That often happens with a copy of the original. To the eye, it seems a match. But…
“My family never owned slaves”
Much as we may try to do so, we cannot buy ourselves “a pass from American history,” nor from the racist fallout still occurring today.
Confederate Memorial Day and cataclysmic storms
In April 2011 and again in April 2014 – on the date when the most state celebrations of the former Confederacy converged – major storms spawned deadly tornadoes and record-breaking…
Strange fruit – or good?
"The Church's broken history with race needs to be acknowledged before we can move forward."
Listen to the whole Body
It's crucial that we humbly receive what the Lord Jesus wants to pour into our lives through others who love him but look and think differently from us.