If anyone of us find ourselves walking with the Lord against the tide of this sinful world, we must give all the glory to God. Let him who boast, boast in the Lord!…
The Little Girl in That Car
I have been a father for over eight years, and fatherhood has been a source of great joy for me. It has also been a source of some of the deepest grief as we buried our oldest five years ago. One of m…
Sermon Highlight: Praying with Spiritual Priorities – H.B. Charles Jr.
I don’t know about you, but prayer isn’t often my default. With good news, or bad, bright times and dark times, I sometimes turn to family and friends before I turn to God. I believe this …
What is Biblical Interpretation? Part 4
The first post of this series provided a few basics of biblical interpretation. I stated the goal of biblical interpretation is to understand the author’s intended meaning in the text and to think car…
Biblical Interpretation Part 3: The Bible IS the Word of God!
In part 1 of our series on biblical interpretation, I stated the goal of biblical interpretation is to study the text to discern the author’s intent, and to think responsibly about practical applicati…
Biblical Interpretation for Black and Brown Marginalized Contexts Part 2: The Importance of Reading Black and Brown Authors
As a black/brown professor of New Testament Interpretation at a predominately white seminary, I often ask my students whether they’ve ever read a non-white author. The amount who haven’t is staggering…
The Sin of Self-Interest
Selfishness fails to balance our concern for others and robs us of being contributing members of God’s community. It creates spiritual blind spots that centralize our affairs and minimizes the i…
Your Theology Won’t Let You Be Colorblind
Much ink has been spilled on how the concept of colorblindness is not only unhelpful, but actively harmful. Yet, people who want to claim they don’t see color, or say things such as, “there’s only one…
Christians and Earth Day
How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? For the evil of those who dwell in it the beasts and the birds are swept away, because they said, “He will not see our latter end.”—Je…
What is Biblical Interpretation?: Part 1
Like any academic discipline, the discipline of biblical hermeneutics is rife with complex debates. But many scholars have recognized for a long time that biblical hermeneutics refers to how one under…
Why American Evangelicalism Might Defeat Racism Part 6
As I wrote several months ago, multi-ethnic church conversations are currently popular in Christian circles. However, by multi-ethnic church, Christians from majority culture often mean they want more…
The Acropolis of The Word of Faith Movement
The Acropolis of The Word of Faith Movement The Word of Faith movement is one of the largest growing movements within Protestant Christianity. Its gospel permeates congregations across the ethnic and …
Pray With Your Affections: Lessons from Psalm 123
Have you had days when your prayers felt dry and mechanical? You may be wondering what to do when your prayer life is cold. How do you engage your affections? The answers are in Psalm 123.…
The Intersection of Identity and Biblical Interpretation
Biblical interpretation is socially situated. One of the courses I teach at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is Biblical Hermeneutics. This course focuses on methods of bible study. I also fo…
Evangelicalism and White-Centered Discipleship Part 2
This is Part 2 of Ameen Hudson’s, Evangelicalism and White Centered Discipleship, series. For Part 1, please click here. These virulent norms bleed into marriage and family roles, creating a par…
Anti-Semitism is Anti-Christ
As a Christian, who follows and worships a Jewish Rabbi named Jesus of Nazareth, I forthrightly say that every Christian should speak against Anti-Semitism before and after it raises its ugly head in …
Immigration: A Biblical Perspective
When it comes to the hot topic of Immigration in the United States, one of the healthiest things we can do as Christians is simply open up the Bible and see what God has to say about it. Although we h…
Black Religious Okie Doke – Myth #3: Slavery and the White Man’s Religion
Is Christianity really a white man’s religion? What do we do with the biblical passages that seem to condone slavery? How can African-Americans faithfully practice Christian faith in good conscience?…
Black Religious Okie Doke – Myth #2: Problems with the King James Bible
The KJV Bible isn’t evil. It’s not the white man’s Bible. And it certainly isn’t misleading. It’s a translation that communicates the one message this world needs to hear: we’re broken and in need of …
Black Religious Okie Doke – Myth #1: J is For Jesus?
Many are getting too caught up in Jesus’ common Greek name that they miss the significance of the title that means the most. Did you know there were tons of dudes named Jesus in that day? In fact, the…