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Episode 7: Pastor and activist Bruce Reyes-Chow, author of In Defense of Kindness
A conversation with pastor and activist Bruce Reyes-Chow about #AAPIHeritageMonth, family life, pastoring, living with difficult people, Rosanne Barr trolling him on Twitter, kindness, and more
Deconstructing the Republican Jesus
Biblical scholar Tony Keddie shows how the conservative movement enlisted the Bible to help its cause.
Centering the sacred work of spiritual direction for people of color
“Breath is how I bring myself back to God. My breath is my sacred word.”
On the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, I remember my Black father’s military service
He prayed things would get better. It’s not too late.
June 20, Ordinary 12B (1 Samuel 17:1a, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49)
Saul would have provided better odds against Goliath. But God might not have favored him in the matchup.
What is a beautiful church building for?
What my bad sermons made bland, our sanctuary made sweet.
Looking back at my ministry from hospice care
My feet hurt. To distract myself, I'm recalling my professional failures.
Wombs and tombs (Pentecost B) (Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:22-27)
God’s Spirit before birth and after death
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Episode 7: Fresh courage | A conversation with Lerita Coleman Brown
"I hope that we will abandon this idea that mysticism only happens to special people."
What being vaccinated has taught me about spiritual restlessness
I have the freedom to say yes to things again. And I still have the freedom to say no.
Homeless people get organized—and radical
In Tacoma, Minneapolis, and elsewhere, people without housing have taken over buildings.
Episode 6: Gender studies professor Susan Shaw, coauthor of Intersectional Theology
A conversation with gender studies professor Susan Shaw about her Southern Baptist upbringing, how we met and wrote a book together, her Baptist News Global article that went viral, and more