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4 Reasons Your Church Doesn’t Talk About Race
We celebrate diversity. This is a sentence echoed from nearly every Evangelical pastor in America. Yet it is so difficult to find a diverse church on Sunday. Why does Sunday
Two Christian Beliefs About Politics That Are Outdated
There’s a lot of Christian rhetoric thrown around every election season. Some of it is helpful I suppose, but most of it is shallow, and doesn’t acknowledge the extreme complexities of
6 Things I Tell People Before They Start Talking About Race
It seems like everywhere you turn these days, you’ll hear race at the center of conversation. It doesn’t matter if it’s sports talk radio, the nightly news, social media or your favorite television
One Race
There is a damaging idea out there that many of us in the faith community have been taught to believe. It is disguised as a virtuous, just, and inclusive idea, but beneath the
Believe Her (Part 2)
Believe women. That’s not a controversial statement, but somehow our culture has made it a polarizing phrase. Often times when people hear or read that phrase they interpret it as
Believe Her
Have you ever had a friend tell you she was pregnant? Did you believe her? Of course you did! You’re not a crazy person. I’ve never asked any of my
3 Questions I Asked Myself After a Violent Threat to My Kid’s School
On Monday I got an email from the principal of my kid’s High-School. She emailed us parents to let us know the school had discovered a “threatening letter”. They handed
#BothamJean – An all Too Familiar Story
We’ve heard this story before. We’ve witnessed the National story of an incident between two people with no eye witnesses that ended in the tragic death of a young black
I’m with Kap, Eric and Nike
Polarization doesn’t sell. I was once told by a pastor of a mega-church that avoiding polarization is one of the ways you grow and maintain a large church. We’ve seen
Angry. Black. Man.
What makes you angry? Take a second and think about the last time you were truly mad about something or mad at someone. Maybe it was today when someone