I should have seen it. The warning signs were there. I wept when 45 was elected. I retired from being … More
Category: Spiritual
Pastoral words from the Lord, sometimes to me, sometimes through me.
Reflections on Fuller Seminary’s 2017 Missiology Lectures
I am starting my fourth year at Fuller Theological Seminary, pursuing my Masters of Divinity. There’s been some discussion about … More
Unlearning Assimilation in Evangelicalism Part 2: Same Words, Different Meanings
Decades ago, Mortimer Adler wrote his classic, How to Read a Book. One of the seminal pieces of information he provides … More
Philando Castile and the Decisions that Divide Us
For us, joy has to endure for a night, because weeping will come in the morning.
Navigating the Trauma of Trump
I thought it was a comedy sketch Jon Stewart was depicting on The Daily Show. Surely no one would summarize … More
CCDA Part 3: Woke White Christians
One of my heroes is Viola Gregg Liuzzo. Most people don’t know her as her name has been lost in … More
CCDA Part 2: Unapologetic People of Color
A couple of years ago, Samuel L. Jackson was interviewed by an Entertainment Reporter from a local news affiliate about … More
CCDA Part 1: De-Centering Whiteness
I’ve been drowning in a sea of Western white evangelicalism the last few years. It began back in 2012 when … More
Why Conversations About Race and Ethnicity Must Stop Being White-Centered: Part 1–What It Is, What It Isn’t
Diversity has never been a problem to be solved, but a song to be sung.
We Need Each Other: Thoughts from MESC 15
In the midst of what has easily been the most emotionally difficult season of my professional and personal life as … More