When I watched Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio sing on the Super Bowl stage, I didn’t just hear music. I heard a prayer disguised as rhythm, a sermon stitched together with bass and breath. In a country that often tells people like me…
What message statues send about Black historical representation
“Set in stone” is an expression that conveys permanence. Perhaps some versions are not worth keeping forever. The Trump administration has continued its attack on history and representation with the recent seizure of monuments honoring World War II Black soldiers…
I’m not laughing about Puerto Rico
I like to laugh. I like telling stories of funny real-life situations and laughing with others. I especially like making my wife and children laugh, although the Dad jokes primarily elicit rolled eyes and pained expressions. Sometimes, I make myself…
Can progressive Christians be fundamentalists? Yes
Those of us who grew up in more conservative churches have found freedom in the exvangelical movement. Liberation Theology, multiple ways to interpret the Bible, and new theories that help us realize the Triune God is much bigger than we…
An open letter to Baptist women
As newsfeeds are abuzz with the proposed amendment to the constitution of the Southern Baptist Convention to ban women from serving as “pastors” in its membership churches, Baptist women are rightfully calling for churches and male colleagues to fill pulpits…