Brian Bantum
The substance of small things I’ve seen
Hope and change mean something different to me now than they did in 2009.
The substance of small things I’ve seen
Hope and change mean something different to me now than they did in 2009.
Dust and glory
Our origin in dirt can teach us humility. But what if it also bears the divine image?
In praise of unruly children in church
Sometimes they’re the only sign of life amid our solemn boringness.
White supremacy shows up in unexpected places
Supremacy feels so good on the inside that we are all vulnerable to its sirens.
Violence is multidimensional
In order to stop it, we have to understand it.
An ungovernable faith
By refusing to swear oaths, 16th-century Anabaptists took away the state’s primary tool for control.
What can the church offer trans people right now?
Baptism and Eucharist should rework all of our ideas about identity.
The call of a remnant prairie
I’ve seen artists enchanted and haunted by the prairie, their work changed by spending time in the grasses.
I still have a voice
After the election, I was worried about people being silenced. So I joined a choir.
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.
Emotional communism
More than ever, we need the common life we can create for each other, a shared life for the benefit of all.
The grace of identity
We tend to think of identity as either fixed or chosen. What if it’s bestowed and revealed, relational and dynamic?
In praise of unruly children in church
The grace of identity
The substance of small things I’ve seen
Progressive Christians should read the Bible
The call of a remnant prairie
An ungovernable faith
White supremacy shows up in unexpected places
Dust and glory
I still have a voice
God’s maternal love
God of breath and gravity
Emotional communism
What does it mean to be a Christian in these times?
What can the church offer trans people right now?
Forerunners like John
Church on the run
Please, tell me what it says in the original Greek