• Too Good

    Too Good

    Many of us come to religion to learn how to be good. But it is this pursuit, to be the most good, which leads us to do the greatest harm. making the question about being right leads us to do wrongLent 5C |Luke 15, John 12:1-8 It never occurred to me the story would end…

  • Believing in the Justice of God

    Believing in the Justice of God

    In the resurrection, God reveals the power isn’t in condemnation and oppression, but in restoring life and building the blessed community.

  • The Freedom of God

    The Freedom of God

    In the fourth chapter of Stand Your Ground, Douglas explores the nature of God as freedom revealed in the exodus and manifest in the gospel.

  • Being There

    Being There

    This morning’s lectionary is full of conflict and confusion, but Paul and Jesus are both compelling us to see that we’re the ones creating it.

  • Perpetual War

    Perpetual War

    At the heart of Manifest Destiny is a tragic truth: it creates perpetual war on non-whiteness.

  • The crime of being born guilty

    The crime of being born guilty

    In the second chapter of “Stand Your Ground” Kelly Brown Douglas explores the question “Why are black murder victims put on trial?”

  • Congress – the only place it is worse to be called a racist than to be a racist

    Congress – the only place it is worse to be called a racist than to be a racist

    In a recent exchange in Congress, Representatives Tlaib and Meadows reveal the way rules and racism coexist.

  • Facing Foxes

    Facing Foxes

    Jesus invites us into a new world of mercy based in nonviolent relationships and we’d rather kill it.