Pilgrimage to Ferguson
Something felt right about going to Ferguson. And something felt right about going with Derrick.
Moral Week of Action, Day 3: Equal Protection Under the Law
George was not the first person to tell me that young black men in Durham feel hunted by the police. For nearly a decade, I heard this from a generation of teens and young adults in Durham, North Carolina’s Walltown neighborhood.
What If It Were Your Son?
What if you were the Brown family? What if your son, who was preparing to leave home and start his college career, was approached by police for either jaywalking or stealing cigars from a store?
Reading Revelation in An Unjust World
The sole reason for Revelation’s existence is to encourage people who are suffering injustice.
Life Among the Bus-Riders: A Window on My City
You have not moved to this side of town to rescue the inner city. Rather, you’re all getting yourselves saved a little at a time by doing life together across lines of difference.
Go to Hell: God's Gracious Word to American Christians
“When I was in prison, ” Jesus said in Matthew 25, “you visited me.” We find Jesus in prison because prison is where Jesus has established residence here on Earth. We don’t visit to take Jesus to inmates. We follow Jesus into the hell of America’s prison because this is the way God has revealed for us to receive the gift of resurrection life.
Wake Up, America: Why We Can’t Afford to Ignore Ferguson
Some of us think it’s time to wake up and face the reality of racial disparity that will not go away. As the church, we have the power to bring these wicked deeds to the light and work for change.
The Dangers of Jaywalking: White Power, Black Rage, and Ubuntu in America
When the police in Ferguson, MO, released the name of the officer who shot Michael Brown last week, they also released surveillance camera footage of Brown in a convenience store, purportedly shoplifting.
Two (or Three) Things NOT to Say About Your Short-Term Mission Trip
Last night I was reading a book by a young woman who moved to Africa as a teenager. Her story stirred up a lot of feelings, both positive and negative, for me.
Who's Most Precious in God's Sight: An Interview with Leroy Barber
Isn’t it funny that many of the missions and ministry organizations standing against injustice perpetuate it within their own organizations?