The Mark of Cain: On Who Deserves to Live
Like many of us perhaps, I frequently encounter a steady stream of conspiracy theories about those among us who “don’t deserve to live.” The categories listed seem to expand every time I see it:...
View ArticleThe Only Border Crisis is America’s Disgusting Treatment of Migrants.
If you listen to certain politicians and pundits on certain network news shows, you are left with the impression that communities along the US-Mexico border are a hellscape of crime and violence fueled...
View ArticleIt’s What Didn’t Happen that Matters: On the Trial of the Murder of Ahmaud...
I live in the town where Ahmaud Arbery was murdered, and I’ve seen many things that I will not soon forget. About eighteen months ago, I stood at our courthouse—the one you saw on TV for weeks—with...
View ArticleSubversive Peace for this Christmas Season
Throughout the Gospel and the second volume of Acts, the author of Luke sets up a distinct contrast between the kingdom of God and the kingdoms of this world. He specifically sets up this contrast...
View ArticleThe Heresy of Christian Nationalism
A little over one year ago, a mob, incited and assisted by Donald Trump and certain members of his party, stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to violently void the results of the 2020...
View ArticleA Moment of Reckoning for White Christians
On January 6th, 2021, I sat in my rowhome just a half-mile from the U.S. Capitol with my eyes glued to the television and the sounds of police sirens and helicopters rumbling right outside my door. I...
View ArticleThe Best Defense…
There is a temptation when the world is harsh and bad news abounds, when the winter is hard upon us, toward hibernation. There is an allure to a closed door, a fortified den, an arsenal against the...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to His Holiness Kirill from US Christian Leaders
One hundred prominent Christian leaders in the United States have written an open letter to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, asking him to speak out against his country’s invasion of Ukraine. The...
View ArticleFrom Ferguson To Kiev: Dr. Bernice King to Join National Faith Leaders to...
Returning to the site and sound of MLK’s legendary ‘Beyond Vietnam’ speech to examine the enduring evils of racism, materialism, and militarism 55 years later NEW YORK – LIVE FREE USA joins The Quincy...
View ArticleThe Kingdom Is Yours
”The Kingdom Is Yours is a song for everyone who thought God left them when he was needed the most. The opposite is the most true. God shares his hope and kingdom not with the elite, but with the...
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