Wendell Griffen on the Fierce Urgency of Prophetic Hope
In episode 40 of Dangerous Dogma, Wendell Griffen, an Arkansas circuit judge and pastor of New Millennium Church in Little Rock, talks about pastoring, racism, and justice.
Executing Justice
Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor reflects on news that DNA evidence tested FOUR years after the execution of a Black man in Arkansas suggests the state killed an innocent man. Kaylor also highlights the Baptist prophet who tried to stop the execution.
George Floyd’s Murder: Knowing What Cannot be Unseen
Wendell Griffen: We cannot deny what we have seen. But do we have the moral capacity to know what it means?Read full piece
Black History Month: Remembering, Waiting, Watching
Wendell Griffen: This year, during Black History Month, White state legislators introduced bills aimed at restricting voting rights guaranteed to citizens of the United States.Read full piece
The End of Trump’s Presidency Does Not End America’s Root Problem
Wendell Griffen: The United States suffered Trump’s vicious presidency because it refused to accept and follow King’s prophetic values for two generations after his death.Read full piece
Why are SBC Seminary Presidents Rejecting Critical Race Theory?
The SBC has a deplorable history concerning intellectual honesty and ethical behavior concerning social justice.Read full piece
A Message to White Christian America: Remember the Church at Sardis
Wendell Griffen reflects on the actions of White Christianity and the warning about the church in Sardis found in Revelation 3.Read full piece
Pray for Our Kids, Those Putting Them in Danger
Arkansas circuit court judge & Baptist pastor Wendell Griffen reflects on push to send children to school amid the coronavirus pandemic — and urges people to resist.Read full piece
America, These are Self-Inflicted Wounds
Wendell Griffen, a Baptist pastor and circuit court judge in Arkansas, reflects on the fact that the U.S. has now lost 150,000 people — almost three times the number of people we lost during the Vietnam War – due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Read full piece
The Truth Tom Cotton Can’t Handle About Slavery
Wendell Griffen responds to a claim by U.S. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas that slavery was a "necessary evil."Read full piece
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