One of my predecessors as pastor at Myers Park Baptist Church was the great Carlyle Marney, who confessed, “The real crisis for me was in Charlotte” where he was caught in a web of socio-economic forces that included “money, banking,…
True confession: I’m addicted to being white
Hello, my name is Ben and I’m addicted to whiteness. I can’t pinpoint exactly when it started, but I know I wasn’t born this way. No one is born addicted, but I was nursed and raised by addicts who were…
Mr. Sessions, sometimes love breaks the law
God does not affirm laws simply because they are put in place by authorities, as Jeff Sessions claimed. God affirms laws that are created for and serve humanity.
Looking for security at church? That’s what got us into this mess.
We must find the strength to change, but the change we need is not in the level of security at houses of worship. The change we need is a change in the way we think about guns.
Shining a light on state torture
Redemption, in the spiritual and political realm, is not an inevitable outcome, but a process. It is the result of an enduring and unwavering commitment to seek the truth and pursue justice.