Author: stephen matlock

I Am MLK Jr

A film from the Paramount Network. I was 13 when Dr. King was murdered. I could not comprehend what I … More

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A Place We Cannot Enter

I’ve watched my friends express their shock, their hurt, their anger, their outrage, their fury, their fear, their hopelessness, their isolation, their understanding of their own oppression in a society that does not see them. Does not value them. Does not, from beginning to end, love them.

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When We Don’t Want to Know

Ignorance is sometimes a lack of opportunity. We don’t have access to resources, including people and their lived experiences, to … More

Sliding Away from Relevancy

If you haven’t been tracking the news, there’s been a dust-up in the American Evangelical world. An influential publishing outfit … More

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When You Fall

I write and edit for a living, and I write for fun. I have a few novels in progress, with … More

Of Course I’m Racist

I don’t think I’ve ever been called a racist—not because I’m not, but because the people in my life are … More

Author Interview @ NFReads

NF Reads asked me for an interview recently, and published it. You can find the interview here https://www.nfreads.com/interview-with-author-stephen-j-matlock/

A Non-Traditional Blessing

Text composed by Sister Ruth Fox, OSB, from the Sacred Heart Monastery in Richardton, North Dakota, in 1985.

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#WakingUpWhite Chapter 29: Intent and Impact

The process of “waking up white” isn’t just to be aware of whiteness. It is to wake up, and then to leave it. To go to something that’s better and more life-affirming and full of health. And to not even be sure where the destination is, but with the calm assurance that it’s out there.

Moral Switzerlands

This is a prescient verse from 3000 years or so ago: “And if it seem evil unto you to serve … More