Changing the Washington NFL Team’s Name is Something, But Not Enough
In exciting news this week, the football team in Washington whose name has been a racial slur for decades is finally in the process of changing its name and logo. But this victory won’t amount to much if Americans don’t understand why racist mascots and team names are a problem.
Stay Home From Church
Three questions hang over the last scenes of "Hamilton," the musical: "Who lives? Who dies? Who tells your story?"
An Open Letter to Dr. Al Mohler and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Board of Trustees Regarding Honoring the Founding Slaveholders
Dwight McKissic shares an open letter to SBTS President Al Mohler and SBTS trustees requesting they remove honors on campus to the school's founders, including by renaming SBTS's undergraduate college and several buildings.
To Fight Racism, We Need to Confront Religion’s Racist Past
What would it look like to take on the mantle of anti-racism in today’s age? For one, we must challenge the racist ideas and racist policies that we have normalized and rendered invisible.
Should Evangelicals Terminate Their Affair with the State of Israel?
Alex Awad, pastor at East Jerusalem Baptist Church and a professor at Bethlehem Bible College, argues that U.S. evangelicals should oppose an expected move by Israel to annex part of the occupied Palestinian territories.
How Should Christians React to Israel’s Annexation Plans
Daoud Kuttab, secretary of the Jordan Evangelical Council, argues that U.S. evangelicals should oppose an expected move by Israel to annex part of the occupied Palestinian territories.
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An Outsider’s Encounter with the Psalms
A Sikh scholar reads Psalm 133, but allows himself to consider it as a devotional reader instead of a scholar. And in doing so, he finds the text speaks to him in his current context.
American Exceptionalism Needs a Reboot
On the Fourth of July we celebrate the United States as an exceptional country — at least, we used to. Thomas Reese, a Jesuit priest, suggests how America can become a more exceptional country.
5 Lessons I Learned from a COVID-19 Spike at our Church
Pastor Derek Allen, whose church has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases among its staff and volunteers, shares 5 lessons he’s learned in the past couple weeks so others won’t make the same mistakes.