https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw-oXAwIeW8 By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept –Psalm 137:1 What does it look like to reach the breaking point of orthodoxy? What does it look like to arrive at the place where the desire for reconciliation gives way to anger and resentment? It looks like a fifteen-year-old boy weeping uncontrollably … Continue reading Alton Sterling, a Son’s Tears, and Psalm 137: A Lament
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In God’s Good Time: On My first class at Northeastern Seminary
The people’s champ must be everything the people can’t be...You must have missed the come up, I must be all I can be. Call me Mr. Mufasa, I had to master stampedes– Chance the Rapper Until what he had said came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him –Psalms 105:19 This … Continue reading In God’s Good Time: On My first class at Northeastern Seminary
Eight hours as a black man in Scotland
That morning I decided to sleep in. I had spent a too much time editing a chapter and the alarm was insufficient to stir me. By the time I descended the stairs the kids were immersed in their breakfast and were soon off to school and a play date. I remained at home in the hopes of … Continue reading Eight hours as a black man in Scotland
Christmas, Easter, and MLK Day: On Remembering Martin as a Meme
Anyone who has been a pastor or attended church regularly knows about the so-called “Christmas and Easter” Christians. These two days, at least in the Anglican tradition, are the most attended services of the year. In the black church, it was Mother’s Day and Easter, but the point remains the same. There are certain days when … Continue reading Christmas, Easter, and MLK Day: On Remembering Martin as a Meme
Racial reconciliation after the news cycle ends
For about a month the question of racial reconciliation was at the forefront of America’s consciousness. Facebook, twitter, news outlets, and blogs (including this one) — the barometers of societal interest— weighed in on what seemed to be events of seminal importance. But time presses forward, and short of some new racially related tragedy, we … Continue reading Racial reconciliation after the news cycle ends
Incarnation and Racial Reconciliation during Christmastide: The Feast of St John the Evangelist
The second day of Christmastide has a different feel than the first. December 26th we remembered the first martyr Stephen. December 27th we remember St John the Evangelist. According to tradition, he is the only one of the twelve apostles who did not suffer martyrdom (We pass over the end of Judas in silence). Gone … Continue reading Incarnation and Racial Reconciliation during Christmastide: The Feast of St John the Evangelist
