First, a disclosure after my potentially sacrilegious headline: I’m not writing this to encourage you to skip church. This is just a story of how we as a family tried to stretch our theological-imagination-muscles (more on that in a second) and how our worship this Sunday led us into our community rather than into our …
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Fact, if you read while cooking you’ll be able to read a few more paragraphs vs. cooking only. But you also might burn your food. I will not say anything more about this. There is a lot to learn about anti-racism, and the great thing about learning is that it gives you an excuse to …
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A primary way we fight racism is through relationship. But what do we do when our whole world has been redesigned to reduce, or eliminate, contact between people? Even though COVID has made relationship building and maintaining a lot more difficult, there are still ways we can engage well in anti-racism. Read on for 5 of them!
The more I dive into the anti-racist life the more I am convinced that action doesn’t always have to be a coordinated, official effort with a brand and logo. It can simply be individuals engaged with Jesus’ heart: ready to be his hands and feet in ordinary places in ordinary ways. So, let’s not forget the poor in our school communities this year. Especially at a time when the unseen become more unseen as we enter a more, or all, digital schooling world.
If you’ve wondered about right way to capitalize “Black” and “White” when talking about race, you’re not alone. I dive into the issue in this post. The answers and reasons are surprising!
If you’re saying, “Ok. I understand that Black lives matter. I see that there is a history of racial oppression in the USA. I accept that the protesters have an important message. But, where do I go from here?” You need Mike Kelsey’s voice in your life! Mike has been foundational in my early, anti-racism …
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Do you feel overwhelmed with how much work there is to do on your anti-racism journey? It’s so easy to get stuck in a place of inaction because one small step seems so meaningless in the grand scheme of things. But that’s where the concept of “do the next right thing” can help. The phrase, …
“We need to talk about race. Why are people angry? Why so upset? Didn’t we elect a black president? Pass civil rights laws? Isn’t racism illegal now?” These are the words that begin Phil Vischer’s (now viral) video, “Race in America. It’s candid and mind-blowing. But mind-blowing doesn’t always mean viral. What made this one …
A few months ago, I wasn’t listening. I was among the many responding to news of racial violence with arguments like: don’t all lives matter? I’m not racist. I’m colorblind! I’m not part of the problem. I live in a conservative, white community so I can’t do anything. But then the Lord rent my heart. …
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