I’m so excited to share this discussion I had with Drew. His book, Trouble I’ve Seen is your must-read for the year. And, the Englewood Review of Books just selected it as their March Book of the Month, so be sure to follow along with that discussion this month. ***** You mention a few examples…
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How To Be A Racial Accomplice In Only 80 Easy Steps!!!
I hope it goes without saying, but when you spend 33+ years being white, in white culture, spending only a couple of years learning about race is a drop in the bucket. But after having a few different conversations over the past few weeks, my journey so far has been swirling around in my head and I wanted…
Convergence-Emergence: Same Shit, Different Decade
[blockquote type=”center”] “Reconciliation can be understood as exchanging places with ‘the other,’ overcoming alienation through identification, solidarity, restoring relationships, positive change, new frameworks, and a rich togetherness that is both spiritual and political.” Radical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism and Christian Quietism (p12) [/blockquote] It’s been 14 years since A New Kind of Christian. 10 years since…
Civil Rights Recap in Videos
With the 50th anniversary of the Selma march tomorrow, I wanted to bring all my kids up to speed on everything and place the current events within a historical framework. So we just sat and watched short videos for the last hour, and I just wanted to share them in case anyone else found them…
Deconstructing Christian Whiteness
A toddler builds a tower out of blocks. He knocks it down and starts again, examining the blocks as he builds. He examines the colors, shapes, sizes, as he builds his creation. How often do we kick down the towers we’ve built and look at the pieces? [line] Black voices surrounded me, singing words like…
A Systemic Greediness
[blockquote type=”center”]”Those who are living in anxiety and fear, most especially fear of scarcity, have no time or energy for the common good. Anxiety is no adequate basis for the common good; anxiety will cause the formulation of policy and of exploitative practices that are inimical to the common good, a systemic greediness that precludes…
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
So, I’m not a designer, obviously. But I had fun in Photoshop anyway. I found some quotes of Dr. King that offer an alternative to all of the ‘choose love’ quotes people love to post around this time. If you click on the images, it’ll take you to the full version. Download them, print them…
Incarnation and Solidarity – What Do They Even Mean?
The world is dark and heavy, and it has been raining or misting here in this corner of Virginia pretty much since Thanksgiving. The humid air holds the light. It reflects the orange glow of the streetlights, and if I imagine hard enough, it looks like the haze of a soft Christmas snow. How does…
The First Thanksgiving – A Day of Mourning
“Reconciliation without meaningful restitution merely reinscribes the status quo without holding anyone accountable for ongoing injustices. At its core, reconciliation has a religious connotation premised on restoring one’s relationship with God. In fact, most Indigenous nations don’t have words for reconciliation in their languages, which is the truest test of its lack of relevance…