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Tisby, Bass and Jones see attacks on Sonya Massey and Kamala Harris exemplifying what Black women face

Sonya Massey and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris are fresh examples of the varieties of discrimination and violence Black women face in U.S. society, author Diana Butler Bass said during a recent edition of the “The Convocation Unscripted” webinar. Massey…

Trump officially disavows Project 2025, but does he reject its vision for America?

The big news today was that Paul Dans, director of “Project 2025: The Presidential Transition Project,” is stepping down from his position at the Heritage Foundation, which spearheaded the project. The policy blueprint and political playbook is publicly supported by…

Welcoming refugees is an opportunity for churches to practice the ministry of hospitality

As heated debates about immigration continue on the national stage, it is more important than ever for Christians to practice compassion to the vulnerable and the stranger — to shape the conversation around immigration toward greater hospitality instead of being…

Seeing in color

I am old enough to remember black and white television. Color TVs didn’t become affordable until the mid-1960s, and I recall getting our first one at home in 1969. Seeing actors in full color made a difference. While I can’t…

Why is my city in a hotel bed with the NRA?

Imagine what would happen if the ninth-largest city in America worked out a deal with Planned Parenthood to host a weeklong convention in city-owned facilities and gave them a $927,000 discount. Conservatives and anti-abortion churches would lose their ever-loving minds….

Former seminary professor claims misrepresentation while government says his story keeps ‘evolving’

“When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging!” So goes the old American proverb, also known as the “Law of Holes,” about making one’s situation worse when already in a difficult predicament that first appeared as an aphorism in…

Oklahoma school districts pushing back on Bible mandate

At least 13 large school districts in Oklahoma have told the state superintendent of public instruction they will not obey his order to place a Bible in every classroom and require every teacher to teach from it. Earlier this summer,…

Defending Jesus: Learning how to react in a post-Christendom culture

The Olympic Games opening ceremony featured what seemed to have been a parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, only the members of the supper were represented by drag performers. And, in case you live under a rock or are…

A call to Christian discernment: Faith, politics and divine protection

“Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.” — Psalm 146:3 In the wake of the recent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, a storm of emotions and reactions has swept across our nation….

The leadership house is on fire …

… And it is a good idea to allow it to burn to the ground. Then we can stand around its ashes in solidarity as we work to allow the emergence of a new way to practice the important craft…

Another Paxton attack on migrant ministries in El Paso stopped by a judge

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s investigation of faith-based migrant shelters suffered another blow when a state judge exempted a Catholic Charities director from having to give a deposition. Paxton sought to question Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities…

Republicans push through more unregulated funding for ICE and CBP

Trump admin defying court order on immigration access

What was there left to argue?

Beauty, ashes and the Southern Baptist Convention