Category: Social Justice
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Reclaiming the Table: Belonging, Inclusion, and the Season of Healing
In my last post, I encouraged my readers to remember that Jesus never asked us to fight a culture war. Today, I believe it’s just as important to remember that although our faith spaces often build walls to keep people out, Jesus never did. For those of us who are deconstructing, we know the pain… Read more
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Jesus Never Asked You to Fight a Culture War
How Faith Became a Weapon and Why It’s Time to Lay It Down Tonight, a local church is hosting an event titled “Pick Up The Mic (city name): Courage for the Culture Wars,” organized by a group affiliated with the Seven Mountain Mandate movement. Emerging in the 1970s, the Seven Mountain Mandate has evolved into… Read more
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Stop Calling Yourself an Ally and Just Do the Work
As long as humanity has roamed the earth, hate has existed in various forms. While some may prefer to ignore the sins of our past, the roots of bigotry in a nation founded on stolen land and the forced labor of enslaved people may never fully be eliminated. Today, bigotry appears in countless ways, sometimes… Read more