Awake, Alert, and Ready To Act
“Stay woke” is a common phrase these days, a cultural call to arms designed to galvanize people’s attention to social …
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‘Our House Is Completely Gutted’
Sally Monroe is an elder at First Presbyterian Church of Hazard, Ky. With her husband Lawrence, she spoke with Sojourners’ …
How I Changed My Mind About Black Lives Matter
“Oh Lord, not this again,” I thought. In the fall of 2015, I was sitting with my freshman peers on …
Being Apolitical Won’t Heal Polarized Churches
The church should be a place where people with divergent political views can coexist and be in fellowship because our …
Criminalizing Abortion Prevents Compassionate Choices
Essential political debate about abortion rights occurs in the shadow of the deeply personal, vulnerable, and life-or-death nature of questions …
How To Read the News Without Sacrificing Your Mental Health
When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, Daniel Burke felt overwhelmed by the pace of the news cycle. “The images and …
10 Films To Experience the Holy Disruption of Horror
The first horror film I ever watched was Chicken Run (2000). Those googly-eyed chickens with straight white teeth and heads …
A Christian Case for Climate Reparations
Throughout August, there was an unprecedented amount of rainfall in Pakistan, with some areas of the country receiving as much …
‘What Does Understanding God From an AfroLatinx Perspective Do?’
In Octavia E. Butler’s short story “The Book of Martha,” each time the title character interacts with God, God progressively …
Sorry, James Dobson. We Can’t Spank Our Kids to Heaven
For my parents, James Dobson and his ilk were the salesmen of spanking, this must-have for moral formation, this ShamWow! …