We are excited to present to you a series of videos by Dr. Anthony Bradley. If you’re not familiar with Dr. Bradley, he is Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics in the Public Service Program at The King’s College in New York City and serves as a Research Fellow at the Acton Institute. Quotes from the video: “And Jesus makes […]
This Wednesday, we’re releasing an interview with Poet Jackie Hill. We realize that our listeners and readers may not be familiar with her ministry and unique skill, so we took the liberty of compiling a list of Jackie’s poems for your edification and viewing pleasure. So get familiar with Jackie Hill, share this with all […]
Over at Christ and Pop Culture, Helen Lee has written an exceptional post that highlights the plight of being an ethnic minority during acts of terrorism. She writes: As I write this, the massive hunt to find the remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has just ended. When the Tsarnaev brothers’ photos […]
Reading through Blood Work by Pastor Anthony Carter. He writes: The history of Christianity is filled with blood. More than anything else, the Bible speaks of the blood of Christ accomplishing for us the grand benefits that belong to salvation: We have been purchased by His blood (Acts 20:28). We have propitiation by His blood […]
Over at Wade-O’s site, Lampmode recording artist, Shai Linne responds to Paula White’s ministries open letter. As most of you already know, shai accused Paula White and other well known preachers of being false teachers in his song “Fal$e Teacher$.” You can find that song and the video where shai explains the heart behind the […]
Scrolling my timeline this morning and I stumbled across this helpful post by Collin Garbarino over at First Things. Christian colleges and universities have every right to maintain their denominational heritages. I teach at Houston Baptist University, and I am pleased that our school explicitly holds to its Christian mission: Many universities call themselves Christian, but cannot bring […]
I’ve been waiting for Pastor Thabiti to speak on this issue and I’m glad he has. Over at Pure Church he writes: I’m just back from a refreshing and edifying time with saints at New Word Alive. New Word Alive is a family Bible conference held each year in North Wales. If you’re in the U.K., […]
This weekend I had the pleasure of watching 42, the story of Jackie Robinson’s journey into Major League Baseball. I won’t provide any spoilers (can you do that to a biographical movie?), but I will say that I was extremely pleased. As a Black man who is passionate about racial solidarity and the multi-ethnic church, […]
Tonight, I received disappointing news while reviewing my timeline. The trustees at Campbellsville University, following the direction and advice of the administrators, recommended and approved the following. Dr. Jarvis Williams was told not to apply for tenure and that his contract would not be renewed beyond one year. All of this because of his convictions […]
Recently, I did something I often regret. I read the comment section of an article on a secular website discussing Christianity. Most Internet savvy Christians have done it and most, like me, usually leave upset, angry, or rueful. If you follow religious blogs or articles at all, you are aware of the type of people […]
I am excited to share with the RAANetwork family the release of #Bricks by my friend and brother, D-FLow. I met the Nigerian born producer back in 2007 and we have continued to build ever since. He has worked with Lecrae, Flame, Trip Lee, Thisl, Andy Mineo, KB, and Alex Faith just to name a […]
by Phillip Holmes, Co-Founder Yesterday the New York Times released an article in The Opinions Pages entitled “The Good, Racist People” by Ta-Nehisi Coates that I thought was insightful and telling. Here is the opening paragraph: Last month the actor Forest Whitaker was stopped in a Manhattan delicatessen by an employee. Whitaker is one of […]
By Phillip Holmes, Co-Founder I’m excited about an album that was released today called Talented Xth. This is Sho’s first album since he left Reach Records, a well known Christian Hip Hop label. Sho’s philosophy of music has changed a bit, which is one of the reasons he left Reach. He released a single recently called […]
Check out this discussion between Alex Faith and Adam Thomason about Alex’s upcoming single, “Promised Land”. Be sure to grab it when it drops 11-16-12 on iTunes.
Man, it’s loud. Lately it seems someone turned up the volume. Most election years naturally excite enthusiasm and rancor. However, the volume seems particularly acute this year. Politically speaking, the country appears more divided than I ever remember it being. From those who bleed democrat blue to those who rage with republican red, and the […]
Many of you have read the Jemar Tisby’s post “African Americans and ‘Big God’ Theology”, but have you heard the sermon that inspired it? Check it out!
A week ago, Alex Faith released his debut album, “Honest 2 God“. I became a fan of Alex when I heard him on Sho Baraka’s mixtape, “Barakaology”, back in 2009. Ever since then I’ve been eager to hear him again. I met him for the first time in the Spring of this year when my college ministry, RUF, brought High Society in […]
