Lectio Tierra – Praying in Nature
Have you had your awe and wonder sighting for today? If not it’s time to go out and take notice. Our daily experience of life, God and God’s world are meant to inspire us with awe and wonder. Our failure to not...
Addiction and the Ministry of the Body of Christ
Every morning, I wake up and read the obituaries. That may seem like an odd way to greet the day, but I am a pastor who has a deep calling to walk with those who are mourning. So, I read the obituaries to see w...
“Isolated and Othered”, Adaptation from “Beyond Ethnic Loneliness”
Adapted from Chapter 4, “Isolated and Othered”
“Pick a color,” she said. “Write down your color.” I was at a writers’ workshop in Minnesota, and this was our prompt. I wrote down “pink.” No one else will pick ...
The Terrifying Truth
Shots fired in the hallway.
People screaming.
One class can’t lock their door, so they block the entrance with furniture. The door gets kicked in.
Eventually, the shooter is stopped.
Everyone is ...
Israel’s Conscientious Objectors Stand on the Shoulders of Giants
Editor's Note: This piece was previously published on the FORUSA.org website and is reprinted here with permission.
According to legend, the organization I lead, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, was fou...
Three Years Ago We Stopped Harper Collins/Zondervan from Publishing the “God Bless the USA” Bible
Editor's Note: This piece was first published on Jemar Tisby's Substack, Footnotes by Jemar Tisby, on March 27, 2024 and is reprinted here with permission.
The disturbing origins of this custom Bible ...
Marriage, Sex, and Jesus
Sometimes I’m hesitant to post my wedding anniversary celebrations on social media, fearing I may be sending the unintentional message of “See? We did it right. You should be like us.”
Living in the evangeli...
Josh Garrels and the Cowardice of Evangelicals
In this article, I discuss how a prominent Christian musician’s trajectory away from engagement in the world is emblematic of a growing part of moderate evangelicalism.
In June 2008, I and several hundred o...
Good Trouble on Good Friday, Part 2
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TRANSCRIPT:
We got into good trouble on Good Friday. Twenty-five people were arrested for a nonviolent direct action at the headquarters...
The Symptoms of A Nation Approaching Spiritual Death
When we recognize that something which impacts anyone of us can quickly impact all of us, we know everyone must learn the signs of what the disease looks like before it is too late.