10. Open Letter to my Married Friends “Your marital status on earth has changed, but while you have gone from being single to married, you are still single-mindedly devoted to the service of the Lord’s people. I want to remind you that spiritually, your marital status remains the same; God is your husband with a […]
Black Christians don’t have to leave part of ourselves at the door in an attempt to placate the least culturally-aware white person around us.
We have another exciting first for The Witness–On Labor Day, September 2, we will host a LIVE podcast-a-thon! What is a podcast-a-thon? It’s three hours of podcasting programming hosted by The Witness team members to fundraise for our broader mission and our first national conference. The Squadcast will get together again. If you missed this group during the Pass […]
Read Part 1 here. Black Pentecostals Though this Black Great Awakening had long taken place, in the early 1900s, the battle for Civil Rights found a spark in a forgotten place: the Azusa Street Revival of 1906. Jonathan Chism highlights this when he writes, “Many religious and Civil Rights scholars have ignored Black Holiness-Pentecostal involvements” […]
Hannah had her period in cycles like infinite loops of the same death sentence: you will never be a mom period. are a barren stump period. always period. never a comma. a period. no exclamation. But blood led Hannah to worship, though wordless her life His period. Apparently periods aren’t periods […]
Can the written word change the world? If you need an apologetic in the affirmative, then look no further than the first National Antiracist Book Festival. Under the leadership of national book award-winner, Ibram X. Kendi and his capable staff at the Antiracist Research and Policy institute, this event gathered nearly 50 authors and publishing […]
What happens when whiteness goes on without being confronted?
Is racism mostly a reality of the past? Has America largely overcome its fixation with skin color? Have we become post-racial? The signs of progress inundate our society. We have seen black people and other people of color enter all segments of life from blockbuster movies, to the Supreme Court, to billionaire-level wealth. It appears […]
I remember two married couples from my church—one couple was black and the other was white—who became friends. They had very different views on politics, vastly difference experiences in life, but they bonded over conversations about their children. One day the black couple told the white couple about “the talk.” No. Not the “birds and […]
While activists have initiated remarkable progress when it comes to race in America, the struggle for black freedom continues. The reality is that racism remains. It is sometimes hidden in the walls and rafters of the nation’s institutions but even so, like an un-killable cockroach, racism still frequently scurries back into the light. No matter […]
This week, Pass the Mic steps into the ring! Our special guest is none other than Michael B. Jordan! The actor is best known for his roles as Killmonger in Black Panther, Oscar Grant in Fruitvale Station, and Adonis Creed in Creed. He’s one of the top young actors in Hollywood, and we’re glad to […]
The American church has a problem with racism. The issue is not new. It includes support in the past for appalling acts such as lynching and racial terrorism and ongoing, inexcusable apathy. Although much has changed, the path toward deep diversity, authentic inclusion and radical repair remains long. Much of my time is spent telling […]
Listen into CT’s podcast “Living and Effective” to hear Jemar and Mika Edmondson (The Witness board member) discuss the how the Bible emboldened civil rights activists.
“The Color of Compromise uses a historical survey to expose racism in all its ugliness and all its gritty detail so that we might be motivated to fight for more solutions today. It’s time to stop compromising with racism and confront it.” –Jemar Tisby– Pre-order The Color of Compromise here!
Announcing The Witness 2019 National Conference: Continuing the 400 Year Journey of Joy and Justice October 31st. Reformation Day. Five hundred years ago a German monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to the church doors at Wittenberg and helped spark the Protestant Reformation. Through a bewildering amount of twists, turns, schisms, fractures, and revivals […]
Whether we know it or not, the love of our mothers comes from the goodness of the Father.
It’s Satan’s plan to make Christians think they are self-sufficient & have no need for their brothers and sisters in Christ.
“America would never elect somebody like David Duke.”
