When we suffer in 2019, remember God’s grace will be sufficient just as his resurrecting & transformative grace was sufficient for us in our suffering in 2018.
Category: Current Events
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”
Eugene Peterson had a knack for holding up a mirror to his reader through the stories and poetry he shared.
We have been taught to think about immigration as a Latino issue.
Media is a powerful tool that has been used time and time again to criminalize people of color.
For the Christian, social justice is simply applying the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-40) & the Great Requirement (Micah 6:8) to people as well as institutions.
“We must first tell the truth about our past before we can overcome it.” -Bryan Stevenson, EJI Director
This country cannot simply repair the devastations of white privilege; it must repent of it.
The once enslaved were free but only as free as America would allow them to be.
Christians often express selective outrage.
Neglecting the Old Testament would leave our faith anemic, our preaching shallow, and our theology incomplete.
Montgomery, AL– Bryan Stevenson and his team at the Equal Justice Initiative capped off the grand opening of the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice with an evening filled with honoring heroes past and present as well as soul from deep within the black tradition. After several other acts and speakers, a […]
There will be no justice if there is an inability to admit things are unjust.
For Christians, the coffee shop has housed anything from mentorship/discipleship meetings to sermon preparation.
How can one be truly free if she or he is not free to worship in spirit and in truth?
The idealized version of Dr. King buries the injustices that he fought against, most of which remain today.
Surprise! We missed recording last week due to sickness, so you get two episodes this week! In this special conversation, Tyler and Jemar confront a controversial Fox News Host who dismissed Lebron James and Kevin Durant’s cultural commentary, saying they should just “shut up and dribble.” See, what you not finna do is…anyway, listen in […]
Except for Patriots’ fans, the rest of the country probably agrees that the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl win this year was phenomenal. It was more than just a game. Many narratives surrounded Super Bowl LII including Chris Long and Malcolm Jenkins’ stances on social issues including kneeling for the national anthem and not visiting the […]
As a black Christian in a predominantly white context, Black History Month is an opportunity to recognize influential black men and women and the contributions they’ve made to American life. I am obviously indebted to those who have paved the way for me and others like me. I am also extremely grateful for my white […]
Being black in America shares the same pulse as being an artist. It is a discovery of what it is to be human.