Disputable matters
Stewarding our disagreements necessitates asking the right questions of ourselves and others.
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Life is sacred
The reason why brutality upsets humanity, ignites passion of protest, of standing together opposing crimes against humanity, is because life is sacred.
Antiracism work is gospel work
The world is watching to see if our gospel is big enough to address racism.
A place for Jesus
Have I prepared a place for Jesus in my own heart?
Peacemaking in a polarized society
The conclusion of peacemaking is long and difficult, but acts of peacemaking are deceptively simple.
Nudge leads to life change
How is God urging you to welcome someone “outside” into your “inside?”
Lost boys of America: riots, rage & redemption
A deferred dream became a nightmare on May 25 in Minneapolis.
Feel what I have felt
“We don’t want a Chinese pastor!”
A hinge of history
An ode to George Floyd and civility
A Wesleyan lament over the lie of racial value
This lie has become so insidious, so ever-present that it is hard for those of us who have light skin to recognize it.
Quarantined on Easter weekend
In addition to “going” and “showing,” part of the Christian vocation is to engage in holy quarantine. We wait. We pray. We minister how we can.
Slow Scripture movement
When Scripture marks us on the inside, our character is changed. We are tenderized, ready for the heat that inevitably comes in life. Let’s start a Slow Scripture Movement.
The importance of repentance in reconciliation
My prayer is that we refuse indifference and act with courage, that we own the scriptural reality that there is no reconciliation without repentance.
The sadness of silence
Although not everyone understands how valuable a life is, I believe God is changing hearts among his church, and as Christ’s disciples, we should be champions for his redemptive work within the pro-life movement as well.
Everyone at church is a mess. Here’s why I keep going.
When I’ve been in the depths of depression, heartbreak, moral conundrums, in the lowest valleys of my eating disorder and insecurities, I never gave up on the church, and the church has rarely failed me.
Thriving as a teen in a tough world
South Carolina teens talk about how it looks to thrive as Christians in today’s tough culture.
Being “doers” of James 5:16 in recovery ministry
When someone gets honest about something, that changes things.
Time to fix the faucet
Individually, we who call ourselves followers of Christ need the light and resourcing from the Holy Spirit to fix broken things that we have become accustomed to.
The disciple’s sixth sense: seeing in the dark
Navigating our faith in the dark seasons of life requires the development of a sixth sense, an ability to engage and perceive God beyond the five senses through which we experience our natural world.
Border Stories: Meet me in the middle
When it comes to the border crisis, the church must sit in the tension with humility and an appetite for learning.
A face worth seeking
In more ways than one, we should approach the kingdom of God through the lens of innocence and wonder. We should aim to please.
Tearing down the wall of prejudice
Learn more About Voices Blogs The first recollection I have of watching how an immigrant was treated dates back to my teenage years in my native Brazil. A woman looking very distraught and dismayed entered our home, carrying a small suitcase and speaking to my...
Welcoming Christ
I encountered Jesus in the love and friendship I received from this girl and her mom, who moments before were no more than strangers.
“We space”: an invitation for every church
Four things that can bridge the immigration crisis
