Brian Bantum
Insecurity and the problem of evil
One of my more shameful memories comes from my time coaching youth soccer as a teenager.
Insecurity and the problem of evil
One of my more shameful memories comes from my time coaching youth soccer as a teenager.
My new understanding of mountaintop faith
Together, the Psalms and the Korean concept of han have changed my perspective on the emotional Christianity of my childhood.
Reviled for Jesus’ sake
One of the clearest ways God says yes to Christians is when unjust authorities hate us.
Knowledge is not enough
Patience, kindness, and love are far more valuable to the formation of our faith communities.
Pauli Murray’s song of hope
Her contributions to this nation can hardly be overstated. The federal government’s attempt to erase them has theological implications.
Learning humility as a student pastor
Field education invites us to the lifelong work of discovering the Holy Spirit through our stunning inadequacies.
In times of fear, I return to Julian of Norwich
The medieval mystic offers challenging words for desperate times.
Longing for faith with Marilynne Robinson
Her essays present a Christianity that sits comfortably with mystery, that reaches out to neighbors as well as up toward God.
A farewell to snow
Louise Erdrich’s Future Home of the Living God reminds me how much we have to mourn as we enter a climate dystopia.
Progressive Christians should read the Bible
It’s a rich, multivocal library. And we can’t afford to be ignorant of a book that’s being weaponized against vulnerable people.
Walking Palestinian children to school
The Israeli government’s expansion of its warfare into the West Bank has me thinking about my time there almost a decade ago.
A man I know had a near-death experience
What was I doing in his vision?
Learning humility as a student pastor
A farewell to snow
My new understanding of mountaintop faith
Insecurity and the problem of evil
Walking Palestinian children to school
Knowledge is not enough
Reviled for Jesus’ sake
In times of fear, I return to Julian of Norwich
Longing for faith with Marilynne Robinson
The church has a DEI problem
Resurrection, then breakfast
We are not living in a postcolonial world
The four gospels and their very different endings
Have things changed for women since the time of Mary Magdalene?
Making old things new
Pauli Murray’s song of hope
The US media is biased against Palestinians