Where Do We Go from Here?
“Where do we go from here, chaos or community?” Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. asked this in his last book before…
Revolutionary Love Is The Way To Racial Healing
What we witnessed on January 6, 2021—a live-action coup to overthrow our government where thousands of individuals ran through the…
Insisting on Healing May be the Death of Us
You go to the hospital for a routine surgery. Maybe having your gallbladder or appendix removed. Your doctors open you…
This May Not be a Time for an Altar Call to Unity
The manifesto of the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol was written on the flags: “JESUS IS MY SAVIOR, TRUMP…
What is In Your House?
We are living in uncertain and unprecedented times. Following the insurrectionist violence at the U.S. Capitol, many of us are…
Why I Cannot Stay: A Letter to My Church
I sat in your pews every Sunday. I shook your hands during greeting time, socialized in your hallways after the…
‘Not Real Christians’: Communal Confession for a Faith Divided
On January 6, 2021, an angry mob of white nationalists, some armed with guns, stormed the Capitol and rioted inside.…
Who Has Your Trousers? Keeping Company in the Darkness
I heard a friend tell a story once about a man at his church who struggled with mental illness. On…
The Cost of Believing Liars
Believing liars has consequences. This was abundantly clear on January 6. Tens of thousands of people who believed Trump’s lie…
Is Killing Lisa Montgomery the Best Version of Justice We Have?
[CW: Rape, abuse, torture] This week, after people died at the U.S. Capitol, in the middle of a pandemic and…