Month: October 2016
The Fallacy of a White Liberation Theology by Kevin Murriel
October 19, 2016
So strong is this ideology among many white church leaders, those in theological circles, and some in society, that it rings loudly of “White Liberation!” suggesting that acknowledging ones’ privilege has liberated the individual from the bondage of systems that work on their behalf. I am concerned with the white Christian who wants to do something prophetic like telling other white people in their churches that they are privileged while at the same time only communing with white people.
Finding Myself in the Poetry of Mary Oliver by Justin Gentry
October 17, 2016
I think I am drawn so much to poetry these days because over and above anything else poets are themselves. They speak from a raw, sometimes scandalous place that many of us don’t have access to. As a pastor it can be very hard to be yourself, yet it is essential if you want to have anything of value to communicate.
The Noah in Your Circle by Michael Smith
October 13, 2016
Finding and listening to a “Noah” is a reminder that there is a part of our faith that needs to be challenged to understand the profound personal nature of life in the Spirit.
The Locker Room And The Vestry by Elizabeth Glass Turner
October 12, 2016
One time as I came down from a platform during a church musical rehearsal, I passed several women and whispered,…
Faithfulness by Bryan Collier
October 6, 2016
Most of us are familiar with John 15—it is particularly central to my life and to the life of the…
Where There Is New Room by Elizabeth Glass Turner
October 5, 2016
Sometimes we need a space where there is new room for the Holy Spirit: space in our lives, in our…
The Character Of A Wesleyan by Carolyn Moore
October 3, 2016
Much is being made these days in my (admittedly very narrow) slice of the world about what it means to…