What Would You Do If You Could Bring Conciliation?

This is a review of the book “The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism” … More

The Barley Soup Recipe

So this was a tasty dinner tonight: barley soup, from a recipe a friend gave our family for Christmas (along … More

New Year, New Labels

In thinking about the last year, I’ve struggled to place myself theologically. I am raised Protestant, became a Christian through … More

Feats of Clay

Our heroes are flawed. Our villains have moments of redemptive grace. We live in a complex world, where we cannot … More

Come, Desire of Nations, Come

Come, Desire of nations come,Fix in us Thy humble home;Oh, to all Thyself impart,Formed in each believing heart! Merry Christmas, … More

Does History Matter?

I’m involved in life, like many people, and one thing that fascinates me is how we forget our past when … More

What Is the Place of Jonathan Edwards As an Example to the Church?

I’m in an interesting discussion in a book group, in which we’re reading Jemar Tisby’s book “The Color of Compromise” … More

For I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel—Except the Hard Parts

I saw this on the NPR website this morning, and it sparked a reaction in me. https://www.npr.org/2018/12/09/674995075/slave-bible-from-the-1800s-omitted-key-passages-that-could-incite-rebellion On display now … More

Who Then Is My Neighbor?

(ETA: A much better response can be found here: https://mereorthodoxy.com/and-who-is-my-neighbor/) If you’ve been around the New Testament to any great … More

The Color of Compromise—A Review

This is perhaps one of the most accessible, clear, and gentle book you might read about the history of, and … More

Thus Far Has the LORD Helped Us: A Retrospective of a Decade

Think of a moment in time, a dot, a pivot. You put a stake in the ground, marking the place … More

Why It Matters: For you I was born, for you I live, and for you I give my last breath

I am involved in two streams right now that are greatly affecting me on how I see myself and what … More

Goodreads Review: The Color of Compromise, by Jemar Tisby

From The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism My rating: 5 of 5 stars … More

I want to see a mighty flood of justice, an endless river of righteous living

The prophet Amos cried out (in 5:24) the desire of God for righteousness to be the ocean we swim in, … More

Unwanted Subject: When You Have No Space in America

This came across my newsfeed this morning, and it involves a somewhat-local yogurt shop calling the police on a black … More

#TheHateUGive – A Review

I saw The Hate U Give tonight, and I have thoughts… But first, let get some of the mechanicals out … More

Does White Privilege Exist?

Recently a sincere white American Christian male asserted that there is no such thing as white privilege, that white Christians … More

Converting the Unconvertable

You cannot change someone’s mind through the presentation of fact. That presentation of fact happens later, after they are willing … More

Sorry Folks — to Avoid a Choice Is to Make a Choice

Traditionally, orthodox Christianity means a religion centered around the Christ of the New Testament, where what Jesus said and taught … More

The Words of Good White Liberals

What are your thoughts, good people? http://kuow.org/post/understand-white-liberal-racism-read-these-private-emails This is really hard for me to read, because it is easier to … More

Jesus Was Crucified by the State

Jesus was crucified by the state, y’all. I see and hear my fellow white American Christians celebrating the fact that … More

Naked, Partisan Politics: A Primer

I wrote this as a quick response to several white men criticizing the 2017 Women’s March on Washington who were … More

The Non-Whiteness of Jesus

I got to thinking the other day about how we see Jesus and Jesus’ teachings expressed in the lives of … More

So, This Is How It Happened

In which I relate the many interlocking steps leading to my aligning myself with all I once thought was opposed … More

Am I Racist?

This is a hard question for white people to answer because it is painful to consider. Short answer: Yes. You … More

On Empathy

Some helpful techniques and guidance about how to listen when people tell you something about themselves. It’s called empathy: When … More

For Brian Crooks and His Supporters

I posted this on Facebook in Brian Crooks’s feed but I wanted to bring it forward. It is for Brian, … More