I read this piece today that I found particularly encouraging, so I decided to just re-post a portion of it: Theologian Mary C. Grey is one of many scholars who write about resistance (a principled rejection of what is profoundly wrong to point toward a better reality) as a spiritual discipline. In "The Outrageous Pursuit …
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How Rwanda Changed My Life
An excerpt from Dancing on Hot Coals: I was starting the final trimester of my first year at Bethel Seminary, sitting in the library diligently working on…something. As I was there, a friend of mine sat down next to me and started a conversation. In our conversation he asked me if I would ever like …
Confronting Racism: Focus on the Family Broadcast
I have been listening to Focus on the Family, an Christian evangelical broadcast, on the radio for years, and have been acquainted with them since I was in high school. And I would have to say that I have never, I mean never, heard an open, honest conversation about race and racism on the show. …
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Racism Hurts, Forgiveness Heals
As if you did not already know, racism hurts like hell. And I am not just talking about institutional and systematic racism that prevents people from getting employment, decent housing, and a good education, but am also referring to the all-out, blatantly overt assault on a person because of the color of their skin. The …
Video: Spurring Change for Social Justice
I just put together this one minute video that I would love for you to watch. Where do we start? How do we, as a church, as a people, create the change that we so desperately need. Send me your own ideas in a video to ebanna22@gmail.com. I am excited to hear what you have …
Pulling At the Heart Strings
I don't know about you, but I personally find it difficult to stay focused on one thing. So many issues and needs pull at my heartstrings, and me being the person that I am, I want to address them all. I want to solve all of the world's problems, not because I am prideful or …
Ebony Johanna 