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Hello Sexism, Meet Racism: Intersectionality and the Super Bowl Half-time Show
As an African-American evangelical woman, Beyonce’s performance last night was pretty bittersweet for me. Quite simply it was both exhilarating and excruciating. Exhilarating because as a supremely...
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Listening Well as a Person of Privilege – the complete series
I did a short series on listening well as a person of privilege because I often encounter privileged people who sincerely desire to stand in solidarity with oppressed people but don’t really know how...
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Privilege Says…
Privilege says I’ll only listen to oppressed voices if they offer practical solutions to the problems that they describe. Privilege says learn my language, my customs and my worship style — so we can...
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7 stages of white identity
Today’s post comes from Daniel Hill, pastor at River City Community Church in Chicago. One of the things I appreciate most about Daniel is his cross-cultural teachability. He has a long history of...
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3 things privileged Christians can learn from the Trayvon Martin case
This is like déjà vu all over again As the George Zimmerman trial draws to a close and a “not guilty” verdict looms, the response to the Trayvon Martin case is radically divided along racial lines....
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Everything I Know about Racism I Learned in the Church
WHEN I LEARNED THAT I WAS A NIGGER Every summer, my mom would sign us up for vacation bible school (VBS) programs at local churches so we could experience God in diverse settings. The summer I turned...
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Singled Out: How Churches Can Embrace Unmarried Adults
Note: This is the 4th part in an ongoing series called Beyond Multiethnic, in which we’re talking about ways that we can honor the image of God in diverse people. Please see part 1 for context. A...
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Urban Church P̶l̶a̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ Plantations
If you are preparing to do [urban ministry] and you’ve never had a non-white mentor, you are not an [urban minister], you are a colonialist. – adapted from Soong-chan Rah[i] Last week I had the honor...
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