On CNN: Our Vote Is Our Voice
My Jewish friends have been helping me with my Hebrew this election season. The Hebrew root for "vote, " they tell me, is the same as the word for "voice." To vote is, literally, to make your voice...
#EvangelicalsAgainstTrump & the Struggle of Faith
Many of our sisters and brothers are willing to believe in spite of the evidence--as a matter of faith--that Trump will be their political savior despite a long record of disregarding their values.
Franklin Graham, This Is Wrong
In these days of mean politics, the prophets' words are piercing. They will not let us be silent. We must cry out against injustice in our land.
But I have to confess, I’ve been challenged by...
Community Equity
I wish there were some way to measure community equity—the precious value of what we will soon lose if we can’t find a way to reimagine what it means to be neighbors in this place.
Rev. Barber’s Moral Vision for America
Who is this Rev. Barber? Anyone who hears his moral vision for America will want to know.
The Gospel Missing from the Convention Floor
What the world needs is a public witness to the truth that can pierce through our culture's self-centeredness and demonstrate to our neighbors (and ourselves) that another world is possible.
On Pilgrimage: Vocation In & Beyond the Church
EDITOR'S NOTE: This post is the third in a 3-part "On Pilgrimage" series following 21st-Century Freedom Rides. The Forum for Theological Exploration has partnered with School for Conversion to explore 2...
On Pilgrimage: The Keepers of Freedom’s Story
Each story matters, and we cannot understand our place in God’s movement without paying attention to the stories of everyday people.
On Pilgrimage with Saint Benedict (Part 4)
I cannot learn to really live until I’ve found concrete ways to submit to other people.
On Pilgrimage with Saint Benedict (Part 3)
These are everyday people. They have not come for a history lesson or an art exhibit. They’ve come for a blessing.