Democracy often is discussed in the language of elections, institutions, constitutions and public policy. Scripture begins elsewhere. Before it concerns itself with governments, it concerns itself with people. Before it addresses systems, it forms character. That is why Proverbs 4…
The Black Church was not meant to save America
Whenever America experiences a moral crisis, someone eventually asks where the Black Church is. The question recurs with remarkable consistency. It surfaced during the Civil Rights Movement, resurfaced during periods of racial unrest and continues to arise whenever democratic tensions…
The Black Church cannot remain America’s emergency moral infrastructure
On Sunday mornings across America, many Black pastors stand behind pulpits carrying far more than sermon notes. Some are preaching only days after burying another teenager lost to gun violence. Some are trying to comfort congregations anxious about layoffs, housing…