We hardly hear Christian leaders talk about our working lives at all, but when we do, they most often say that hard work is a supreme virtue
All in Culture
When Church Gets Political
I’ve heard the statement a thousand times: “Politics don’t belong in church!”
Lift up Your Eyes
Once in a while, something comes along that shakes up that little world of mine, and I am forced to lift my eyes to the larger world—the one God sees all the time.
White Noise (Part 1)
The problem with the idea promoted by comments like “I’m color blind” is that the idea does not communicate what we white people may think it does.
The Deaf: The Most Unreached, Unengaged People Group
Do you ever wonder why it is that so many Deaf people do not know Jesus?
Spiral of Silence
Have you been in a small group discussion but felt unable to give your opinion?
O Be Careful, Little Eyes
All of us are conditioned to see the world in certain ways. We are taught to see some things, and not others.
The Subject of Our Fears: Finding Faith in an Anxious World
The hope of Christianity embraces a world of hopelessness. Ours is the most real hope of all, because death sits at its center.
Ministry of Reconciliation, Part 3: Three Commitments to Move Us Further
We offer three crucial commitments that are essential to any attempt to move closer toward the goal of racial reconciliation in the church.
Your Church Needs a Domestic Violence Policy
Our tendency to leave our pastoral protocol undefined produces more sorrow than biblical faithfulness.
Ministry of Reconciliation, Part 2: Greatest Challenges in Our Worship Practices
The primary challenge I see is pursuing racial reconciliation and not just racial integration.
A Church that Relates to Culture: Discovering a Fitting Spirituality
We need to seek to be a church that relates to a culture that is trying to fit their spirituality into their own story and past.
Nipsey Hussle: A Hood Pastor
He showed us that there is hope and redemption for those who have been marginalized, oppressed, and left to die in the ghetto.
Ministry of Reconciliation, Part 1: Bleed into One
Our unique stories and cultures are not things to be expunged, blended, or muted.
The Bite of a Red Delicious
Would you like an apple? They’re a prized variety with supernatural vitamins. Come on; eat one! It’ll open your eyes to good and evil.
On Getting Dressed
The dichotomies present in one outfit feel suffocating. How is she supposed to look attractive but not too attractive, fashionable but not young?
Do We Miss the Opportunities Right in Front of Us?
How one church in Memphis is working to reach their Hispanic neighbors.
Lessons from a Landlord
I contend that there is almost nothing better suited to the task of revealing and developing character than having rental properties
The Uniform of the Enemy, the Heart of a Friend
After Jesus speaks to the people about loving their enemies and doing good to those who hate them, the first person we encounter is a centurion.
On Spiders and Human Complexity
While the term spider connotes danger, it does not tell the whole story about the thousands upon thousands of species of spiders in all of their glorious diversity.