I want to share a great reflection from a new friend I made this week, Josh Tucker, who runs The New Progressive and shares a passion along… Read more “Racism Isn’t Binary: The Complex Nature of Racism in America Today”
Month: April 2017
Letter to the White Moderate
Couple months ago I wrote two blogs about Dr. King’s “white moderates,” which I then submitted to soon be published on a friend’s website, Symposium Square,… Read more “Letter to the White Moderate”
Racism and the “Powerless” White: Systemic Racism and Whiteness
Systemic racism/societal racism does not exist against white people in this country and never has. There is no hardship (outside of an individual we may encounter who… Read more “Racism and the “Powerless” White: Systemic Racism and Whiteness”
The Gospel is a Social Justice Gospel
“Is not this the [worship] that I choose: to lose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free,… Read more “The Gospel is a Social Justice Gospel”
ByzantinExit: My Non-Shame Related Reasons for Withdrawing from the Eastern Orthodox Church (Shamefessional #14)
This past week a dude who calls himself “The Bible Answer Man,” a lifelong Protestant joined the Orthodox Church, which led me to want to share something… Read more “ByzantinExit: My Non-Shame Related Reasons for Withdrawing from the Eastern Orthodox Church (Shamefessional #14)”
Feminism in the Church (Mini-Blog #18)
There’s lots of well-intentioned men, as well as women, who use the ole “men and women are inherently different let’s celebrate that and that the Bible clear… Read more “Feminism in the Church (Mini-Blog #18)”
Dear ETSU Conservatives: You are NOT Oppressed
“Being outnumbered on campus does not equal oppression. Your minority numbers on campus do not make you a ‘minority group’ as viewed by society, like LGBTQ people,… Read more “Dear ETSU Conservatives: You are NOT Oppressed”
The Daring Adventure Life 