“In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.”—Thich Nhat Hanh

Many of us feel unloved because few people have taken time to learn about us and the communities to which we belong.

Orlando Costas denies that evangelization and proselytization are equivalent, complementary, or compatible.

A reflection about how Jesus promoted community among his disciples.

Is it easier to keep the faith when you regularly engage in Freirean-style dialogue…

A must-hear observation about the relationship between one’s popularity and one’s personal development from Thenjiwe McHarris.

“Preaching Prompt.” “The primordial human is a pluripotent that will be divided into equal halves to form two human persons yielding different theological implications than turning a man’s “rib” into a woman.” —Wilda Gafney

Was Eichmann cruel? Not in close range.

“For centuries Turkey and Islam hung over Europe like a gigantic composite monster, seeming to threaten Europe with destruction.” –Edward Said

Beware reasonable sounding rhetoric in the mouths of oppression-enablers.

“In February of 1688, four German men penned the first recorded protest against racialized chattel slavery in the North American English colonies.”

“Colonial South Carolina’s Slave Codes were extensive, regulating every aspect of an enslaved person’s life.”

“Law, gender, economics, race, sexuality, slavery, parents, progeny, and Christianity—the Virginia General Assembly crafted a penal code that put each in service of the colony’s growing slavocracy. “

“In July of 1640, the General Virginia Court had to decide a case involving three runaway servants. “

“The US began employing Nazis immediately after WWII.”

“When God wants to change the world, he doesn’t launch missiles. Instead, he sends in the meek, the mourners, and the merciful. “—N. T. Wright and Michael Bird

Language matters.

Jesus and the Pharisees don’t simply disagree. They substantially disagree…